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Table 1 Demographics of all patients

From: Postoperative glucocorticoid enhances recovery after endovascular aortic repair for chronic type B aortic dissection: a single-center experience

Variables

DXM (n = 52)

N-DXM (n = 40)

P

Demographic characteristics

 Age of onset, years

58.48 ± 1.85

58.74 ± 1.82

0.921

 Male, n (%)

42 (80.8)

33 (82.5)

0.832

 Body mass index, Kg/m2

24.17 ± 0.59

24.43 ± 0.81

0.806

 Mean arterial pressure, mmHg

105.76 ± 1.99

102.76 ± 3.11

0.397

Medical history

 Smoking, n (%)

20 (38.5)

8 (20.0)

0.056

 Cerebral disease, n (%)

2 (3.8)

4 (10.0)

0.236

 Coronary artery disease, n (%)

4 (7.7)

2 (5.0)

0.604

 Type II diabetes, n (%)

1 (1.9)

4 (10.0)

0.090

 Hypertension class, n (%)

  

0.981

  1

4 (7.7)

4 (10.0)

 

  2

9 (17.3)

7 (17.5)

 

  3

29 (55.8)

22 (55.0)

 

 ASA class, n (%)

  

0.968

  I

2 (3.8)

1 (2.5)

 

  II

32 (61.6)

26 (65.0)

 

  III

17 (32.7)

12 (30.0)

 

  IV

1 (1.9)

1 (2.5)

 
  1. DXM dexamethasone group, N-DXM non-dexamethasone group