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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: The effect of tolvaptan on renal excretion of electrolytes and urea nitrogen in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery

Ā 

Group T

(nā€‰=ā€‰27)

Group C

(nā€‰=ā€‰30)

p value

Age (years)

69.0ā€‰Ā±ā€‰10.7

70.1ā€‰Ā±ā€‰7.5

0.697

Men

23 (85.2Ā %)

20 (66.7Ā %)

0.189

Body surface area (m2)

1.70ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.16

1.60ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.16

0.061

Preoperative laboratory examinations

ā€ƒHb (g/dL)

11.9ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.9

12.3ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.2

0.341

ā€ƒNa (mEq/L)

141.5ā€‰Ā±ā€‰3.2

140.9ā€‰Ā±ā€‰3.1

0.537

ā€ƒK (mEq/L)

4.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.2

4.3ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.3

0.225

ā€ƒBUN (mg/dL)

14.3ā€‰Ā±ā€‰5.3

14.3ā€‰Ā±ā€‰5.5

0.965

ā€ƒCre (mg/dL)

0.86ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.32

0.80ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.28

0.466

ā€ƒT-Bil (mg/dL)

1.0ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.3

1.1ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.2

0.065

ā€ƒTP (g/dL)

6.3ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.5

6.3ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.4

0.805

ā€ƒAlb (g/dL)

3.6ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.3

3.4ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.5

0.363

ā€ƒeGFR (ml/min./1.73Ā m2)

77.7ā€‰Ā±ā€‰31.0

76.4ā€‰Ā±ā€‰25.4

0.871

ā€ƒBNP (pg/mL)

263.1ā€‰Ā±ā€‰201.0

276.6ā€‰Ā±ā€‰197.5

0.814

Operative information

ā€ƒOperative duration (minutes)

247.7ā€‰Ā±ā€‰54.3

240.1ā€‰Ā±ā€‰64.3

0.688

ā€ƒNumber of grafts

3.0ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.1

2.9ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.3

0.899

  1. Abbreviations not defined in the text: Hb hemoglobin, Na sodium, K potassium, Cre creatinine, T-Bil total bilirubin, TP total protein, Alb albumin, BNP brain natriuretic peptide