Table 1.

Patient characteristics

Variables	Normal BMI (18 < BMI < 25 kg/m2) (n = 51)	Morbidly obese (BMI > 40 kg/m2) (n = 51)	p values
Age, years, mean (min.-max)	49.86 (18–78)	49.78 (29–77)	0.975*
Sex, n, %
Male	24 (47.10%)	4 (7.80%)	0.000 **
Female	27 (52.90%)	47 (92.20%)
Weight, kg, mean (min.-max)	65.29 (48–83)	104.77 (85–126)	0.000 ***
Height, cm, mean (min.-max)	168.49 (150–190)	158.08 (146–153)	0.000 ***
BMI, mean	22.88 (18–25)	41.91 (40-51.20)	0.000 ***
ASA, n 1/2/3	8/37/6	2/40/9	0.116****

^*ttest ^**Fisher’s ExactTest ^***Mann-Whitney Test ^**** Chi-square Test of independence

BMI; body mass index, n; number, ASA; American Society of Anesthesiologists, cm; centimeters, kg; kilogram