Table 2.
Summary of serum PEA, OEA, AEA, 2-AG, and cortisol levels at baseline and 4 h after TKA surgery. Group by time interactions for each metabolite are also shown
Time | Placebo | Morphine | Estimated Mean Difference in Change Over Time (95% Confidence Interval) | P-value (ANOVA Interaction) | |||||
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Mean | SD | N | Mean | SD | N | ||||
PEA | Baseline | 1.561 | 0.481 | 17 | 1.452 | 0.497 | 15 | −1.310 (−2.237, −0.382) | 0.0048 |
4 h post-op | 2.194 | 1.386 | 17 | 0.775 | 0.184 | 15 | |||
OEA | Baseline | 2.101 | 1.009 | 18 | 1.201 | 0.484 | 15 | −0.819 (−1.712, 0.073) | 0.0706 |
4 h post-op | 2.392 | 1.438 | 18 | 0.673 | 0.245 | 15 | |||
AEA | Baseline | 0.260 | 0.139 | 18 | 0.089 | 0.055 | 15 | −0.014 (−0.116, 0.089) | 0.7856 |
4 h post-op | 0.223 | 0.144 | 18 | 0.038 | 0.023 | 15 | |||
2-AG | Baseline | 3.502 | 1.605 | 18 | 1.499 | 1.465 | 15 | −2.286 (−6.617, 2.145) | 0.3008 |
4 h post-op | 8.568 | 6.932 | 18 | 4.279 | 5.282 | 15 | |||
Cortisol | Baseline | 13.250 | 7.176 | 16 | 14.025 | 5.528 | 14 | −13.730 (−23.602, −3.859) | 0.0081 |
4 h post-op | 22.937 | 13.712 | 16 | 9.981 | 6.650 | 14 |