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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients

From: Intravenous patient-controlled analgesia plus psychoeducational intervention for acute postoperative pain in patients with pulmonary nodules after thoracoscopic surgery: a retrospective cohort study

Characteristics

PG

CG

P-value

n (%)

n (%)

Age, years

  

0.870

 < 46

34(44.7)

33(43.4)

 

 ≥ 46

42(55.3)

43(56.6)

 

Gender

  

0.744

 Male

43(56.6)

41(53.9)

 

 Female

33(43.4)

35(46.1)

 

BMI, kg/m2

  

0.940

 < 18.5

8(10.5)

8(10.5)

 

 18.5–24.9

42(55.3)

40(52.6)

 

 ≥ 25

26(34.2)

28(36.9)

 

Opioid medications used for IV-PCA

  

1.000

 Hydromorphone

23(30.3)

23(30.3)

 

 Sufentanil

28(36.8)

28(36.8)

 

 Fentanyl

25(32.9)

25(32.9)

 

Educational attainment

  

0.840

 Senior high school or below

15(19.7)

16(21.1)

 

 College or above

61(80.3)

60(78.9)

 
  1. Abbreviations: PG psychoeducational intervention group, CG control group, BMI body mass index, IV-PCA intravenous patient-controlled analgesia