Temporal Change of Interleukin-6, C-Reactive Protein, and Skin Temperature after Total Knee Arthroplasty Using Triclosan-Coated Sutures

Table 1

Patient demographic characteristics.

Characteristic	Overall	Triclosan group	Control group	p^†
	()	()	()
Gender (female)	76	36	40
Age (years) (mean ± SD)				0.372
Weight (kg) (mean ± SD)				0.151
Height (cm) (mean ± SD)				0.105
Surgery site: (left knee)	47	22	25	0.883^‡

SD: standard deviation; ^†independent -test, unless otherwise stated; ^‡Pearson test.