Table 2.
Base-line characteristics
| Control group No audio recording n = 20 |
Intervention group Audio recording n = 21 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Age, yearsa | 50 (48–70) | 46 (36–51) |
| Sex | ||
| Female, n (%) | 13 (65%) | 14 (67%) |
| Male, n (%) | 7 (35%) | 7 (33%) |
| Active smoking, n (%) | 5 (25%) | 1 (5%) |
| Body Mass Index, kg/m2,a | 30 (27–40) | 37 (31–38) |
| Co-morbidity, n (%) | 9 (45%) | 10 (48%) |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 3 (15%) | 4 (19%) |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 1 (5%) | 4 (19%) |
| Pulmonary disease, n (%) | 1 (5%) | 4 (19%) |
| Cardiovascular disease, n (%) | 3 (15%) | 0 (0%) |
| Psychiatric disorder, n (%) | 3 (15%) | 2 (10%) |
| Systemic disease, n (%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (14%) |
| Previous abdominal surgery, n (%) | 6 (30%) | 11 (52%) |
aMedian (Interquartile range)