Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics of women who underwent spinal anesthesia versus general anesthesia.
| Spinal anesthesia N (%) | General anesthesia N (%) | P value | ||
| Age | ≤25 y | 19 (24) | 21 (26) | 0.86 |
| 25-35 y | 49 (61) | 49 (61) | ||
| ≥35 y | 12 (15) | 10 (12) | ||
| Education | 8th grade or less | 36 (45) | 24 (30) | 0.12 |
| High School | 25 (31) | 35 (44) | ||
| University | 19 (24) | 21 (26) | ||
| Number of Children | 0 | 9 (11) | 20 (25) | 0.013* |
| 1 | 45 (56) | 28 (35) | ||
| ≥2 | 26 (33) | 32 (40) | ||
| Abortion | 0 | 59 | 56 | 0.96 |
| 1 | 13 | 15 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 7 | ||
| ≥3 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Previous spinal anesthesia | Yes | 30 (37) | 11 (14) | P = 0.00* |
| No | 50 (63) | 69 (86) | ||
| Previous general anesthesia | Yes | 45 (56) | 45 (56) | P = 1.00 |
| No | 35 (44) | 35 (44) |