Table 2.
Sex-wise sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients
| Characteristics | Male (282) | Female (218) | χ2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 36.99 (35.4-38.6) | 35.78 (34.2-37.4) | t-statistic=1.04 | 0.2952 |
| >30 | 171 | 127 | 0.183 | 0.668 |
| ≤30 | 111 | 91 | ||
| Season | ||||
| Summer | 75 | 50 | 1.5144 | 0.682 |
| Rainy | 71 | 54 | ||
| Winter | 66 | 59 | ||
| Spring | 70 | 55 | ||
| ASA status | ||||
| 1 (%) | 251 (89.4) | 209 (96) | 7.18 | 0.005 |
| 2 | 31 | 9 | ||
| Level of education | ||||
| Illiterate | 89 | 96 | 7.96 | 0.005 |
| Literate (%) | 193 (68) | 122 (56) | ||
| Profession | ||||
| Student | 52 | 18 | 370.05 | 0.0001 |
| Homemaker | 0 | 182 | ||
| Government | 26 | 11 | ||
| Private | 204 | 7 | ||
| Habitat | ||||
| Rural (%) | 231 (82) | 175 (80) | 0.1488 | 0.700 |
| Urban | 51 | 43 | ||
| Substance abuse | ||||
| Yes (%) | 151 (53.5) | 2 (0.005) | 162.53 | 0.0001 |
| No | 131 | 216 | ||
| History of previous surgery | ||||
| Yes (%) | 90 (31.5) | 126 (58) | 35.14 | 0.0001 |
| No | 192 | 92 | ||
| Surgical order | ||||
| 1 | 87 | 77 | 4.371 | 0.358 |
| 2 | 117 | 91 | ||
| 3 | 64 | 38 | ||
| 4 | 12 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 0 |
ASA=American Society of Anesthesiologists