Time (in minutes)
Group 1 Mean ± SD (beats/min)
Group 2 Mean ± SD (beats/min)
Group 3 Mean ± SD (beats/min)
p-value
p-value (1 versus 2)
p-value (1 versus 3)
p-value (2 versus 3)
5
94.75 ± 8.92
107 ± 13.90
107 ± 10.46
<0.001
<0.001 (HS)
<0.001(HS)
*
10
93.13 ± 8.75
106 ± 13.70
106.50 ± 11.19
<0.001
<0.001(HS)
<0.001(HS)
0.85(NS)
20
90.55 ± 7.36
105 ± 13.90
106.50 ± 12.24
<0.001
<0.001(HS)
<0.001(HS)
0.60(NS)
30
88.68 ± 6.12
105 ± 13.60
106.90 ± 13.04
<0.001
<0.001(HS)
<0.001(HS)
0.52(NS)
The mean difference is significant at p-value<0.05 and highly significant at p-value<0.001.
Table 4:
Significance of heart rate (beats/minute) changes in the three groups after giving premedication.
