Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of patients

Variables	Group P (n=100)	Group NP (n=100)	P
Age (years)	41.54±14.9	40.35±12.49	0.54
Height (cm)	156.6±7.82	156.9±7.9	0.80
Weight (kg)	55.12±10.6	55.01±10.74	0.94
BMI (kg/m2)	22.3±3.3	22.2±3.4	0.77
Gender (M/F)	46/54	50/50	0.572
ASA-PS (I/II)	47/53	44/56	0.20

ASA-PS=American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status class, BMI=Body mass index, NP=No prophylaxis group, P=Prophylaxis group, SD=Standard deviation. Age, height, weight, and BMI are expressed as mean±SD; gender and ASA-PS class are expressed as a percentage