Table 3.
Time point | RA-MIDCABb | OPCABc | P value | |||
median (min, max) | n | median (min, max) | n | |||
Overall analysis | ||||||
Week 1 | 1.39 (1.05, 1.71) | 10 | 1.29 (1.08, 1.59) | 11 | .36 | |
Week 2 | 1.41 (1.04, 1.63) | 10 | 1.32 (1.04, 1.60) | 10 | .36 | |
Week 5 | 1.52 (1.13, 1.90) | 8 | 1.44 (1.16, 1.80) | 9 | .5 | |
Analysis without dropouts | ||||||
Week 1 | 1.39 (1.05, 1.71) | 8 | 1.26 (1.08, 1.59) | 9 | .4 | |
Week 2 | 1.41 (1.04, 1.63) | 8 | 1.23 (1.04, 1.60) | 9 | .42 | |
Week 5 | 1.52 (1.13, 1.90) | 8 | 1.44 (1.16, 1.80) | 9 | .5 |
aPhysical activity level calculated as total energy expenditure divided by basic metabolic rate.
bRA-MIDCAB: robotically assisted minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass.
cOPCAB: off-pump coronary artery bypass; data are reported as median (min, max).