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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Feb 19.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2016 Nov-Dec;45(7):E439–E443.

Table 1.

Patient Demographics for Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

THA IV TXA (n = 108) Topical TXA (n = 48) P
Sex, M/Fa 42/66 27/21 .044

Mean (SD)
 Age, y 59 (12.9) 63 (14.4) .086
 Height, m 1.67 (0.092) 1.70 (0.107) .068
 Weight, kg 87.4 (23.1) 88.3 (24.8) .823
 BMI, kg/m2 31.2 (7.2) 30.4 (7.5) .534

TKA IV TXA (n = 83) Topical TXA (n = 52) P

Sex, M/F 32/51 23/29 .577

Mean (SD)
 Age, y 62 (10.6) 63 (9. 35) .418
 Height, m 1.67 (0.114) 1.69 (0.121) .370
 Weight, kg 98 (20.9) 100 (27.1) .621
 BMI, kg/m2 35.3 (7.46) 34.8 (7.78) .736

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; IV, intravenous; THA, total hip arthroplasty; TKA, total knee arthroplasty; TXA, tranexamic acid.

a

Significant difference.