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. 2023 Feb;44(2):137–144. doi: 10.15537/smj.2023.44.2.20220617

Table 2.

- Comparing the primary and secondary outcomes at indicating time point in sevoflurane group and propofol group (N=82).

Index Sevoflurane group Propofol group P-value
Primary outcomes
MDA (µmol/L) at TM1 1.4±0.5 1.5±0.7 0.2941
MDA (µmol/L) at TM2 2.3±0.5* 3.0±0.8* <0.0001
MDA (µmol/L) at TM3 5.1±0.9* 5.8±1.0* <0.0001
TNF-α (ng/L) at TM1 2.09±0.75 1.97±0.64 0.2720
TNF-α (ng/L) at TM2 2.87±0.82* 2.90±1.14 0.8468
TNF-α(ng/L) at TM3 3.77±1.36* 4.37±1.25 0.0037
IL-6 (ng/L) at TM1 2.74±1.03 2.83±0.77 0.5271
IL-6 (ng/L) at TM2 3.01±1.12* 3.37±1.09* 0.0386
IL-6 (ng/L) at TM3 4.32±1.33* 4.89±0.88* 0.0015
ALT (U/I) TM1 12.5±3.1 12.7±5.6 0.7776
ALT (U/I) TM4 28.6±4.6* 31.9±6.4* 0.0002
ALT (U/I) TM5 32.3±6.2* 39.9±6.9* <0.0001
AST (U/I) TM1 24.7±4.4 25.9±5.8 0.1375
AST (U/I) TM4 38.8±6.9* 42.4±7.2* 0.0013
AST (U/I) TM5 44.5±7.0* 49.1±6.3* <0.0001
Secondary outcomes
MAP (mmHg) at TM1 93.4±14.3 94.7±15.6 0.5788
MAP (mmHg) at TM2 90.1±10.6 91.7±11.4 0.3534
MAP (mmHg) at TM3 89.6±13.2 90.5±10.1 0.6246
HR (beats/min) at TM1 81.7±14.5 82.1±14.4 0.8595
HR (beats/min) at TM2 78.4±13.6 79.3±14.0 0.6768
HR (beats/min) at TM3 71.7±12.0* 69.4±15.6* 0.2915
*

p<0.05 vs TM1 (baseline).

MDA: malondialdehyde,

TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor alpha,

IL-6: interleukin 6,

ALT: alanine aminotransferase,

AST: aspartate aminotransferase,

MAP: mean arterial pressure,

HR: heart rate,

TM1 to TM5: timepoint 1 to timepoint 5