Table 1.

Patient characteristics in each group

	Control group (n = 50)	Stylet group (n = 53)	p
Age (yr)	54.3 ± 10.076	55.38 ± 10.457	0.596
Height (cm)	162.224 ± 8.428	160.900 ± 9.293	0.451
Weight (kgw)	63.318 ± 11.605	62.342 ± 12.990	0.689
Gender (male/female)	30/20	28/25	0.463
ASA class, n (%)	2.22 ± 0.507	2.28 ± 0.495	0.525
I	2 (4)	1 (1.9)
II	35 (70)	36 (67.9)
III	13 (26)	16 (30.2)

Values are presented as mean and SD or number.

ASA class = American Society of Anesthesiologists’ Physical Status Classification.