Table 1.
Patient perioperative characteristics according to racial group
| Variables | Whites (N=619) | Minorities (152) | Total (771) | p- value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuous variables (Mean ±SD) | ||||
| Age (years) | 9.64±4.03 | 9.46±4.15 | 9.61±4.1 | |
| Weight (kg) | 38.52±20.8 | 39.41±22.6 | 38.69±21.2 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 18.88±4.9 | 19.60±5.3 | 19.02±5.01 | |
| PACU time (min) | 101.41±59.6 | 114.14±53.6 | 103.87±58.7 | 0.019 |
| Surgery duration | 42.74±44.5 | 35.18±31.49 | 41.22±42.3 | 0.065 |
| MS equivalents/kg | 0.08±0.08 | 0.09±0.06 | 0.08±0.07 | 0.433 |
| Categorical variables (%) | ||||
| Sex (male) | 54.8 | 57.2 | 55.3 | 0.583 |
| Snoring history | 27.5 | 34.2 | 28.8 | 0.102 |
| OSA history | 7.1 | 10.5 | 7.8 | 0.159 |
| Oral premedication | 32.1 | 39.5 | 33.6 | 0.087 |
| Overweight/Obese | 27.5 | 38.2 | 29.6 | 0.012 |
| OR opioid | 84.2 | 88.2 | 85.0 | 0.218 |
| OR Non-opioid | 55.1 | 58.6 | 55.8 | 0.441 |
| MM analgesia | 51.2 | 53.3 | 51.6 | 0.646 |
| Regional anesthesia | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.759 |
| Local infiltration | 31.8 | 29.6 | 31.8 | 0.597 |
| PACU Nausea | 9.0 | 7.2 | 8.7 | 0. 478 |
| PACU vomiting | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 0. 832 |
| Emergence agitation | 6.0 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 0. 781 |
Abbreviations: OSA = Obstructive sleep apnea; OR= Operating room; PACU = post-anesthesia care unit; BMI = Body mass index; MS = Morphine sulfate; MM analgesia = multi-modal analgesia