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Table 1 Demographic and baseline characteristics (ITT population)

From: Dexketoprofen/tramadol: randomised double-blind trial and confirmation of empirical theory of combination analgesics in acute pain

 

DKP 12.5 mg + TRAM 37.5 mg

DKP 12.5 mg + TRAM 75 mg

DKP 25 mg + TRAM 37.5 mg

DKP 25 mg + TRAM 75 mg

DKP 12.5 mg

DKP 25 mg

TRAM 37.5 mg

TRAM 75 mg

Ibuprofen

Placebo

Overall

n

60

62

63

61

60

60

59

59

60

62

606

Gender n (%)

female

34 (56.7)

38 (61.3)

36 (57.1)

34 (55.7)

36 (60.0)

43 (71.7)

38 (64.4)

27 (45.8)

40 (66.7)

33 (53.2)

359 (59.2)

male

26 (43.3)

24 (38.7)

27 (42.9)

27 (44.3)

24 (40.0)

17 (28.3)

21 (35.6)

32 (54.2)

20 (33.3)

29 (46.8)

247 (40.8)

Ethnic origin n (%)

White

56 (93.3)

57 (91.9)

56 (88.9)

59 (96.7)

54 (90.0)

51 (85.0)

56 (94.9)

52 (88.1)

49 (81.7)

57 (91.9)

547 (90.3)

Asian

2 (3.3)

2 (3.2)

5 (7.9)

2 (3.3)

5 (8.3)

6 (10.0)

3 (5.1)

2 (3.4)

5 (8.3)

2 (3.2)

34 (5.6)

Black

2 (3.3)

2 (3.2)

1 (1.6)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.7)

2 (3.3)

0 (0.0)

4 (6.8)

5 (8.3)

2 (3.2)

19 (3.1)

Other

0 (0.0)

1 (1.6)

1 (1.6)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.7)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.7)

1 (1.7)

1 (1.6)

6 (1.0)

Age (years)

mean (SD)

28.7 (7.71)

27.0 (7.66)

26.3 (7.33)

27.3 (7.55)

27.0 (9.85)

27.0 (6.94)

25.5 (7.15)

27.9 (8.04)

26.7 (6.48)

26.1 (6.64)

26.9 (7.57)

range

18–52

18–53

18–64

18–52

18–63

18–48

18–55

18–58

18–44

18–54

18–64

BMI (kg/m2)

mean (SD)

23.7 (3.38)a

24.1 (3.69)

23.0 (2.87)

23.2 (3.19)

23.6 (3.20)

23.6 (3.30)b

23.0 (3.19)

24.2 (3.10)

22.4 (3.06)

22.7 (2.80)

23.3 (3.21)

range

18–30

18–35

18–32

18–30

18–30

15–30

18–30

18–34

18–31

18–29

18–35

Surgery durationc

mean (SD)

29:02 (14:40)

28:45 (12:58)

29:35 (17:32)

30:57 (16:39)

29:01 (12:03)

29:39 (14:45)

27:10 (11:10)

27:37 (14:01)

29:56 (13:31)

32:28 (15:23)

29:26 (14:23)

Total third molar extractionsd n (%)

1

38 (63.3)

40 (64.5)

38 (60.3)

38 (62.3)

41 (68.3)

38 (63.3)

36 (61.0)

35 (59.3)

31 (51.7)

35 (56.5)

370 (61.1)

2

17 (28.3)

20 (32.3)

23 (36.5)

18 (29.5)

17 (28.3)

20 (33.3)

22 (37.3)

21 (35.6)

26 (43.3)

22 (35.5)

206 (34.0)

3

3 (5.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (3.3)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.7)

1 (1.7 )

2 (3.4)

2 (3.3)

3 (4.8)

14 (2.3)

4

2 (3.3)

2 (3.2)

2 (3.2)

3 (4.9)

2 (3.3)

1 (1.7)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.7)

1 (1.7)

2 (3.2)

16 (2.6)

Lower third molar extractions n (%)

1

54 (90.0)

55 (88.7)

56 (88.9)

53 (86.9)

55 (91.7)

53 (88.3)

56 (94.9)

52 (88.1)

53 (88.3)

57 (91.9)

544 (89.8)

2

6 (10.0)

7 (11.3)

7 (11.1)

8 (13.1)

5 (8.3)

7 (11.7)

3 (5.1)

7 (11.9)

7 (11.7)

5 (8.1)

62 (10.2)

  1. BMI body mass index
  2. a n = 59; b n = 59; ctime is expressed in minutes and seconds; dtotal number of third molar extractions, including also upper third molar teeth