Lavandula angustifolia Mill. Oil and Its Active Constituent Linalyl Acetate Alleviate Pain and Urinary Residual Sense after Colorectal Cancer Surgery: A Randomised Controlled Trial
Table 1
General characteristics of the subjects ().
Characteristics
Control
Lavender
Linalyl acetate
value
(%)
(%)
(%)
Age (years)
60.64 (13.83)
61.18 (10.06)
61 (12.52)
0.989
Gender
0.822
Male
14 (63.64)
15 (68.18)
13 (59.09)
Female
8 (36.36)
7 (31.82)
9 (40.91)
Smoking
0.782
Yes
9 (40.91)
11 (50)
9 (40.91)
No
13 (59.09)
11 (50)
13 (59.09)
Smoking period (years)
10.95 (15.49)
15.14 (18.07)
8.86 (12.04)
0.570‡
Smoking amount (cigs/day)
7.36 (10.80)
8.18 (9.07)
6.05 (8.40)
0.730‡
Exercise frequency (times/wk)
0.177†
1-2
2 (9.09)
0 (0)
2 (9.09)
3-4
2 (9.09)
5 (22.73)
3 (13.64)
≥5
4 (18.18)
6 (27.27)
12 (54.55)
Alcohol drinking
0.475†
Yes
10 (45.45)
14 (63.64)
9 (40.91)
No
12 (54.55)
8 (36.36)
13 (59.09)
Drinking amount (glasses/wk)
0.217†
1-2
5 (22.73)
1 (4.55)
2 (9.09)
3-4
0 (0)
3 (13.64)
1 (4.55)
5-6
1 (4.55)
1 (4.55)
2 (9.09)
7–9
0 (0)
4 (18.18)
1 (4.55)
≥10
4 (18.18)
5 (22.73)
3 (13.64)
Caffeine intake (glasses/day)
0.248†
0-1
14 (63.64)
12 (54.55)
11 (50)
2–4
7 (31.82)
9 (40.91)
11 (50)
5-6
0 (0)
1 (4.55)
0 (0)
≥7
1 (4.55)
0 (0)
0 (0)
Antihypertensives
Yes
7 (31.82)
8 (36.36)
8 (36.36)
0.935
No
15 (68.18)
14 (63.64)
14 (63.64)
Surgery
Robotic
7 (32.82)
9 (40.91)
7 (32.82)
0.774
Laparoscopic
15 (68.18)
13 (59.09)
15 (68.18)
Oral antidiabetics
Yes
4 (18.18)
4 (18.18)
3 (13.64)
>0.999
No
18 (81.82)
18 (81.82)
19 (86.36)
Metastasis
Yes
6 (27.27)
8 (36.36)
7 (31.82)
0.811
No
16 (72.73)
14 (63.64)
15 (68.18)
Data reported as mean (standard deviation) or (%). Chi-square test. Analysis of variance (ANOVA). ‡Kruskal-Wallis test. †Fisher’s exact test.
