Table 2.

Comparison of baseline variables.

	All (n=89)	African (n = 59)	Non-African (n=30)	P- value
Age (yrs)	41 ± 12	39 ± 10	44 ± 14	0.035
Anesthetic duration (mins)	120 ± 67	120 ± 73	122 ± 5	0.909
ASA, Median [Range]	1 [1–3]	1 [1–3]	1 [1–2]	0.670
Gender (% Female)	81	81	80	1.00
History of PONV (%)	18	12	30	0.070
History of motion sickness (%)	30	27	37	0.495
Smokers (%)	9	2	23.33	0.003
Procedure (%)				0.036
Gynecology	48	54	37
Orthopedics	1	2	0
Breast	8	7	10
Otolaryngology	9	10	7
Maxillofacial	13	17	7
Plastics	3	3	3
Opthalmology	6	6	10
General Surgery	11	3	27
Apfel Score(mean±SD)	3.13±0.43	3.14± 0.39	3.13 ± 0.51	0.982
Median [Range]	3[3–4]	3[2–4]	3[2–4]

PONV; postoperative nausea and vomiting

ASA-American Society of Anesthesiologists score