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Table 1 Baseline characteristics in right unilateral and bifrontal treatments

From: Heart rate changes during electroconvulsive therapy

 

RUL ECT (n= 64)

BF ECT (n= 55)

p value

 

Mean ± SD

Median (range)

Mean ± SD

Median (range)

 

Age (yr)

53 ± 12

52 (29–79)

71 ± 7

71 (43–86)

0.000a

First HR (bpm)

81 ± 13

80 (56–123)

83 ± 15

83 (50–124)

0.490a

Baseline HR (bpm)

90 ± 17

88 (55–127)

89 ± 18

88 (60–139)

0.677a

Charge dose (mC)

222 ± 96

197 (88–605)

350 ± 174

323 (151–1014)

0.000b

  1. SD, standard deviation; range, minimum-maximum range; First HR (bpm), heart rate (beats per minute) upon arrival in the ECT unit; Baseline HR (bpm), heart rate (beats per minute) immediately before stimulation; at test; bMann–Whitney U test.
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Annals of General Psychiatry

ISSN: 1744-859X