Remimazolam benzenesulfonate anesthesia effectiveness in cardiac surgery patients under general anesthesia

Table 1 Comparison of the baseline conditions between the two groups

Baseline	Remimazolam group (n = 40)	Propofol group (n = 40)	t/χ2 value	P value
Age (yr)	54.9 ± 8.5	52.7 ± 7.0	1.264	0.210
BMI (kg/m2)	24.1 ± 2.4	23.9 ± 2.2	0.389	0.699
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	126.3 ± 6.3	124.8 ± 8.1	0.925	0.358
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	75.7 ± 6.0	76.5 ± 7.3	-0.535	0.594
Heart rate (times/min)	76.7 ± 7.1	78.2 ± 7.7	-0.906	0.368
Blood glucose (mmol/L)	5.39 ± 0.51	5.50 ± 0.48	-0.993	0.324
Gender, n (%)			1.270	0.260
Male	25 (62.50)	20 (50.00)
Female	15 (37.50)	20 (50.00)
ASA grades, n (%)			1.868	0.393
Grade I	8 (20.00)	6 (15.00)
Grade II	20 (50.00)	26 (65.00)
Grade III	12 (30.00)	8 (20.00)

ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists; BMI: Body mass index.