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Table 1 Comparison between TOF patients and controls as regards anthropometric measures, O2 saturation and vital signs

From: Electroencephalographic changes in neurologically free patients with tetralogy of Fallot after surgical repair: a cross section study in Egyptian children

Variable

Patients (n = 68) Mean ± SD

Control (n = 32) Mean ± SD

p value

Age (in years)

11.84 ± 3.9

10.50 ± 4.79

0.140

Weight (in kg)

17.19 ± 4.7

28.88 ± 8.74

0.001

Height (in cm)

122.09 ± 18.31

128.96 ± 19.24

0.049

O2 saturation (%)

97.63 ± 1.33

99 ± 0.8

< 0.001

HR (beats/per minute)

81.99 ± 5.43

86.28 ± 7.67

0.002

RR (cycle/minute)

19.93 ± 3

23.72 ± 2.12

< 0.001

Systolic BP (mm/Hg)

112.19 ± 8.35

93.53 ± 11.62

< 0.001

Diastolic BP (mm/Hg)

74.21 ± 5.12

62.5 ± 6.09

< 0.001