Table 1.

Maternal characteristics

Parameter	C/T (n = 156)	E (n = 127)	P
Age (years)	34 ± 5	33 ± 5	0.887
Weight (kg)	88 ± 20	88 ± 20	0.891
Height (cm)	166 ± 7	166 ± 7	0.987
ASA physical status
I	49 (31)	47 (37)	0.323
II	105 (67)	77 (61)	0.244
IIII	2 (1)	3 (2)	0.493
Comorbidities	66 (42)	53 (42)	0.922
Cardiovascular comorbidities	12 (8)	6 (5)	0.309
Left-side positioning
0° to 10°	98 (63)	69 (54)	0.149
10° to 20°	55 (35)	53 (42)	0.265
20° to 30°	3 (2)	5 (4)	0.309
Local anaesthetics
Bupivacaine hyperbaric	104 (67)	57 (45)	<0.001
Bupivacaine isobaric	45 (29)	62 (49)	<0.001
Other (Hyperbaric or Isobaric)	7 (5)	8 (6)	0.499

Data are mean ± SD or n (%).

ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; C/T, cafedrine/theodrenaline; E, ephedrine.