Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of patients
| Patient characteristics | P group | M/F group | P value |
| Patients, n | 49 | 51 | |
| Gender (male/female), n | 24/25 | 23/28 | NS |
| Mean age, yr (range) | 53 (27-77) | 55 (32-78) | NS |
| Body weight, kg (mean ± SD) | 64.14 ± 10.21 | 63.84 ± 9.48 | NS |
| Habit, cases (n) | |||
| Alcohol consumption | NS | ||
| Daily drinker | 8 | 5 | |
| Social drinker | 10 | 5 | |
| None-drinker | 31 | 41 | |
| Tobacco | NS | ||
| ≥ 1 PD | 5 | 5 | |
| < 1 PD | 3 | 5 | |
| Quit smoking | 4 | 1 | |
| None-smoker | 37 | 40 | |
| ASA I | 34 | 37 | NS |
| ASA II | 15 | 14 | NS |
NS: Not significant; PD: Pack-day; ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists; P group: Propofol group; M/F group: Midazolam plus fentanyl group.