Dural puncture epidural technique provides better anesthesia quality in repeat cesarean delivery than epidural technique: Randomized controlled study

Table 1 Demographic data in the two groups

	EA (n = 57)	DPE (n = 58)	Z/t/χ2	95%CI of difference	P value
Age (yr)	28.0 (26.0-30.0)	28.0 (25.0-30.0)	0.766	-1.0, 1.0	0.4432
Height (cm)	159.7 ± 3.8	160.6 ± 4.2	1.159	-2.4, 0.6	0.2491
Weight (kg)	73.0 (69.5-75.0)	73.5 (71.8-76.0)	1.622	-3.3, 0.2	0.1052
BMI (kg/m2)	28.2 ± 1.9	28.5 ± 1.7	0.981	-1.0, 0.3	0.3292
Gestational age (w)	39.8 ± 1.1	39.5 ± 1.1	1.450	-0.1, 0.7	0.1501
Hb (g/l)	116.7 ± 8.5	117.0 ± 8.3	0.223	-3.5, 2.8	0.8241
HCT (%)	35.4 ± 2.3	35.0 ± 2.2	0.782	-0.5, 1.2	0.4361
ASA physical status
Class 1	6 (10.5)	10 (17.2)	1.082	0.1, 1.7	0.2983
Class 2	51 (89.5)	48 (82.8)

¹Student’s t test.

²Mann-Whitney U test.

³Chi-square test.

Values are expressed as n (%), mean ± SD, or median (interquartile range). P < 0.05 is present to be significant. ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists; BMI: Body mass index; Hb: Hemoglobin; HCT: Hematocrit; CI: Confidence interval; DPE: Dural puncture epidural; EA: Epidural anesthesia.