Table 1.

Demographic characteristics and ASA scores of 232 patients who underwent thyroidectomies at The Ottawa Hospital, Riverside campus, from 2002 to 2004

Characteristic	Measure
Women, no. (%)	195 (84)
Age, mean (range) yr
Women	47 (20–85)
Men	50 (25–68)
ASA score, %
1	33
2	55
3	5
Not recorded	7

ASA = American Society of Anesthesia.