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Table 2 Characteristics of groups

From: Relationship between weight of rescuer and quality of chest compression during cardiopulmonary resuscitation

 

Light

Heavy

 
 

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Total

P

 

n = 5

n = 4

n = 9

n = 5

n = 4

n = 9

 

Age (years)

28.2 ± 2.1

30.2 ± 2.4

30.0 ± 2.9

26.4 ± 3.0

28.0 ± 1.6

27.1 ± 2.6

ns

CE (years)

7.3 ± 4.3

6.8 ± 2.7

7.0 ± 3.9

6.3 ± 4.7

5.7 ± 1.7

6.0 ± 3.9

ns

Height (cm)

172.3 ± 5.5

158.7 ± 2.8

166.2 ± 8.1

175.3 ± 6.6

157.3 ± 5.2

167.3 ± 10.8

ns

Weight (kg)

55.3 ± 4.8

44.7 ± 1.7

50.6 ± 6.5

73.0 ± 4.9

61.9 ± 5.5

68.0 ± 7.5

***

BMI (kg/m2)

18.9 ± 2.0

17.7 ± 0.5

18.2 ± 1.6

23.9 ± 3.2

25.0 ± 2.0

24.4 ± 2.8

***

HR (bpm)

78.1 ± 5.1

70.2 ± 5.4

74.1 ± 7.0

69.0 ± 10.1

77.0 ± 5.8

73.0 ± 10.1

ns

VO2 (mL/kg/min)

4.0 ± 1.0

2.8 ± 0.7

3.4 ± 1.2

3.0 ± 0.3

2.6 ± 0.4

2.8 ± 0.4

ns

  1. Values are means ± standard deviation.
  2. ***P <0.001 (unpaired t test) between totals of light and heavy groups.
  3. CE, clinical experience; ns, no significance.