Table 1

- The frequency distribution of the causes of burns in patients.

Demographic variablesTXA
(n=180)
No-TXA
(n=205)
P-value
Age (mean±SD)64.46±8.7566.04±10.150.102*
Gender
Male33 (18.3)71 (34.6)<0.001
Female147 (81.7)134 (65.4) 
BMI, kg/m2, (mean±SD)35.51±5.6833.87±6.490.008*
Diabetes mellitus96 (53.3)106 (51.7)0.507
Hypertension125 (69.4)131 (63.9)0.321
Dyslipidemia95 (52.8)105 (51.2)0.683
TKA
Primary172 (95.6)185 (90.2)0.096
Revision5 (2.8)6 (2.9) 
THA
Primary3 (1.7)13 (6.3) 
Revision0 (0.00)1 (0.5) 
Duration of surgery, hours (mean±SD)2.92±0.773.00±1.000.328*
Hospital LOS, days (mean±SD)10.32±4.6711.23±5.120.069*
  • Values are presented as number and percentages (%). TXA: tranexamic acid, SD: standard deviation, BMI: body mass index, TKA: total knee arthroplasty, THA: total hip arthroplasty, LOS: length of stay.

  • * Unpaired student t-test.

  • Chi-squared.