Comparison of the effectiveness of position change for patients with pain and vascular complications after transfemoral coronary angiography: a randomized clinical trial

Table 1 Individual characteristics and medical background of the patients in the CG and EG

Variable	Groups		P value
Variable	Experimental (n = 36) Mean ± SD or n (%)	Control (n = 36) Mean ± SD or n (%)	P value
Age, mean ± SD, year	63.44 ± 9.87	60.97 ± 14.23	0.39^a
Sex
Male	22(68.0)	20(55.0)	0.63^b
Female	14(32.0)	16(45.0)
Previous cardiac surgery
Yes	6(17.0)	2(6.0)	0.67^b
No	30(87.0)	34(94.0)
Previous coronary angiography
Yes	24(66.0)	20(55.0)	0.46^b
No	12(44.0)	16(45.0)

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