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. 2019 Feb 19;9(1):e86963. doi: 10.5812/aapm.86963

Table 1. Comparing Baseline Characteristics in the Two Studied Groupsa.

Variable Ketorolac Group Ibuprofen Group P Value
Gender 0.78
Female 41 (34.2) 39 (32.5)
Male 79 (65.8) 81 (67.5)
Age, y 38.7 ± 13.0 38.7 ± 11.6 0.56
History of kidney stone 0.40
No 81 (67.5) 87 (72.5)
Yes 39 (32.5) 33 (27.5)
Vital signs
Body temperature, °C 37.8 ± 0.5 37.8 ± 0.4 0.89
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg 117.0 ± 9.8 117.2 ± 8.5 0.86
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg 73.6 ± 7.6 74.0 ± 6.7 0.65
Heart rate, /min 77.3 ± 6.3 76.6 ± 6.0 0.38
Respiratory rate, /min 15.6 ± 1.6 15.7 ± 1.6 0.83
Stone size, mm 5.5 ± 2.5 5.4 ± 2.4 0.73
Stone location 0.13
Unknown 10 (8.3) 8 (6.7)
Calice 12 (10.0) 19 (15.8)
Ureter 72 (60.0) 72 (60.0)
Bladder 9 (7.5) 14 (11.7)
Calice + ureter 17 (14.2) 7 (5.8)
Pain severity on admission (VAS) 8.0 ± 1.2 7.8 ± 1.2 0.32

Abbreviation: VAS, visual analogue scale.

aValues are expressed as mean ± SD or frequency (%).