Table 1. Comparison of the Variables Between the Study Groupsa.
| Variable | Group | P Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clonidine | Placebo | |||
| Age | 36.5 ± 11.1 | 37.1 ± 10.8 | 0.84b | |
| Gender | Male | 9 (30.0) | 5 (16.7) | 0.22c |
| Female | 21 (70.0) | 25 (83.3) | ||
| Marriage status | Single | 6 (20.0) | 7 (23.3) | 0.75c |
| Married | 24 (80.0) | 23 (76.7) | ||
| Education level | Illiterate | 5 (16.7) | 12 (40.0) | 0.24c |
| Elementary | 14 (46.7) | 10 (33.3) | ||
| Diploma | 5 (16.7) | 3 (10.0) | ||
| College | 6 (20.0) | 5 (16.7) | ||
| Job | Housewife | 19 (63.3) | 19 (63.3) | 0.74b |
| Employee | 3 (10.0) | 5 (16.7) | ||
| Farmer | 1 (3.3) | 2 (6.7) | ||
| Others | 6 (20.0) | 4 (13.3) | ||
| ASA class | I | 25 (83.3) | 26 (86.7) | > 0.97b |
| II | 5 (16.7) | 4 (13.3) | ||
| Height | 160.5 ± 4.7 | 160.1 ± 6.3 | 0.78d | |
| Weight | 67.3 ± 8.1 | 70.6 ± 11.0 | 0.19d | |
| PLSP | Occurrence | 24 (80.2) | 25 (83.3) | 0.73d |
Abbreviation: ASA, American society of anesthesiologists.
aValues are expressed as mean ± SD or No. (%).
bIndependent t-test.
cChi-square test.
dFisher exact.