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Relationship between the duration of fasting from food and degree of hunger for elective surgery patients who were operated on under anesthesia at the University of Gondar Hospital, March 10–April 10, 2013 (N = 43)
| Duration of fasting from food (h) | Degree of hunger | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Slight | Mild | Moderate | Severe | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3–4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5–6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7–8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9–12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| >12 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
