Effects of Growth Hormone and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 on Postoperative Muscle and Substrate Metabolism

Table 1

Characteristics of the patients.

	Control	GH	GH-IGF
Age (years)	72 (70–74)	70 (47–76)	69 (66–73)
Gender male/female	4/6	4/3	5/4
BMI	23.4 (20.9–25.1)	24.7 (22.7–28.8)	26.4 (22.4–28.1)
Op time (min)	90 (80–105)	95 (65–120)	90 (75–100)
Bleeding (mL)	175 (150–300)	200 (150–500)	280 (200–300)
Days of hospital stay	6.5 (5.0–7.0)	5.0 (4.0–6.0)	7 (6-7)