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Table 1 Baseline characteristics comparing patients during and after crisis.

From: Socio economic crisis and mortality. Epidemiological testimony of the financial collapse of Argentina

 

Crisis median (P 25, P 75)

After Crisis median (P 25, P 75)

p value

Male gender (%)

1542 (69.6)

666 (68.5)

0.5480

Age (years)

66.1 (56, 75)

65 (56, 74)

0.4742

Weight (kg)

77 (69, 87)

79 (68, 88)

0.8390

Height (cm)

168 (161, 174)

170 (162, 174)

0.1501

Heart rate (b/min)

75 (64, 86)

74 (63, 88)

0.7656

SBP

140 (120, 160)

135 (120, 160)

0.3342

DBP

80 (70, 90)

80 (70, 90)

0.2316

Creatinine (mg/dl)

1.1 (0.9, 1.3)

1.1 (0.9, 1.3)

0.7528

Cholesterol (mg/dl)

200 (170, 230)

200 (167, 231)

0.9997

  1. Values are expressed in median, 25th, and 75th percentiles. The data did not differ significantly from both periods observed. SBP: Systolic blood pressure. DBP: Diastolic blood pressure.