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Table 4 Characteristics of the Patients in groups divided by grip fluctuation cutoff points

From: Perioperative poor grip strength recovery is associated with 30-day complication rate after cardiac surgery discharge in middle-aged and older adults - a prospective observational study

Characteristic

Normal (n = 141)

Low recovery(n = 71)

P

Operative situation

 Surgery time (h)

4.18 ± 2.08

4.51 ± 1.28

0.232

 Length of ICU staying (h)

44.5 ± 12.8

48.6 ± 22.2

0.114

 Assisted ventilation time (h)

10.9 ± 7.2

16.4 ± 8.9

0.005

 Drainage time (h)

74.7 ± 60.5

77.8 ± 52.9

0.744

Recovery situation

 6MWD (m)

248.5 ± 88.9

221.5 ± 109.2

0.097

 Percentage of the estimated 6MWD (%)

48.3 ± 17.4

41.5 ± 18.9

0.028

 Length of hospitalization time (day)

6.1 ± 2.8

7.2 ± 2.5

0.042

 Complications (%)

5.0

40.8

< 0.001

  1. 6MWD 6 min walk distance
  2. Mean ± Standard deviation in all such values
  3. Obtained by using t-test for continuous variables and chi-square for variables of proportion