Table 2.
Characteristics of the sample
| Male 288 (54.4%) | Female 241 (41.6%) | Total (n = 529) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) or n (%) | Mean (SD) or n (%) | Mean (SD) or n (%) | p | |
| Age | 50.31(13.87) | 50.95(15.326) | 50.60(14.54) | 0.902 |
| Regular anxiolytic treatment | 54(18.8) | 14(5.8) | 68(12.9) | <0.0001 |
| Education level | 0.070 | |||
| No education | 37(12.8) | 32(13.3) | 69(13.0) | |
| Primary Education | 113(39.2) | 98(40.7) | 211(39.9) | |
| Secondary Education | 110(38.2) | 72(29.9) | 182(34.4) | |
| Higher Education | 28(9.7) | 39(16.2) | 67(12.7) | |
| Specialty | <0.0001 | |||
| Surgery | 69(24) | 60(24.9) | 129(24.4) | |
| Urology | 23(8) | 60(24.9) | 83(15.7) | |
| Gynecology | 61(21.2) | - | 61(11.5) | |
| Traumatology | 54(18.8) | 52(21.6) | 106(20.0) | |
| ENT | 16(5.6) | 12(5) | 28(5.3) | |
| Ophtalmology | 32(11.1) | 37(15.4) | 69(13) | |
| Dermatology | 33(11.5) | 20(8.3) | 53(10.0) | |
| Procedure | 0.750 | |||
| Surgery | 40(13.9) | 37(15.4) | 77(14.6) | |
| Diagnostic surgery | 26(9.0) | 18(7.5) | 44(8.3) | |
| Non-oncological surgery | 222(77.1) | 186(77.2) | 408(77.1) | |
| Hospitalization regimen | 0.174 | |||
| Inpatients | 184(63.9) | 171(71.0) | 355(67.1) | |
| Ambulatory Major Surgery | 55(19.1) | 41(17.0) | 96(18.1) | |
| Outpatient | 49(17.0) | 29(12.0) | 78(14.7) | |
| History of previous surgery | 0.701 | |||
| Yes | 215(74.9) | 177(73.4) | 392(74.2) | |
| No | 72(25.1) | 64(26.6) | 136(25.8) | |
| Have been informed on diagnosis | 0.454 | |||
| Yes | 279(96.9) | 236(97.9) | 515(97.4) | |
| No | 9(3.1) | 5(2.1) | 14(2.6) | |
| Have been informed on the procedure | 0.393 | |||
| Yes | 254(88.2) | 217(90.0) | 471(89.0) | |
| No | 34(11.8) | 23(9.5) | 57(10.8) | |
| Anesthetic risk | 0.002 | |||
| ASA I | 106(36.8) | 103(42.7) | 209(39.5) | |
| ASA II | 161(55.9) | 101(41.9) | 262(49.5) | |
| ASA III | 21(7.3) | 36(14.9) | 57(10.8) | |
| ASA IV | - | 1(0.4) | 1(0.2) | |
| Type of Anesthesia | <0.0001 | |||
| General | 113(39.2) | 66(27.4) | 179(33.8) | |
| Loco-regional | 81(28.1) | 111(46.1) | 192(36.3) | |
| Local | 94(32.6) | 64(26.6) | 158(29.9) |