Table 1. Demographic characteristics of patients in the study groups.
| Variable | Group A ( n = 250) | Group B ( n = 154) | Group C ( n = 41) | Group D ( n = 11) | Total ( n = 456) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbreviations: ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologist; DM, diabetes mellitus; HTN, hypertension; SD, standard deviation. Note: All values are expressed as mean ± SD or n (%). | |||||
| Age (M ± SD), y | 37.5 ± 11.6 | 37.8 ± 11.4 | 36.4 ± 12.1 | 34.2 ± 8.1 | 37.4 ± 11.5 |
| Male-to-female ratio | 156:94 | 67:87 | 21:20 | 2:9 | 246:210 |
| Weight, kg | 62.5 ± 12.8 | 57.7 ± 11.8 | 51.7 ± 9.9 | 47.7 ± 11.5 | 59.6 ± 12.8 |
| Comorbidities | |||||
| None | 184 (73.6) | 121 (78.57) | 32 (78.05) | 11 (100) | 348 (76.32) |
| HTN | 34 (13.6) | 10 (6.49) | 2 (4.88) | 0 | 46 (10.09) |
| DM | 8 (3.2) | 6 (3.9) | 2 (4.88) | 0 | 16 (3.51) |
| Hypothyroidism | 6 (2.4) | 1 (0.65) | 2 (4.88) | 0 | 9 (1.97) |
| Cardiac disease | 0 | 1 (0.65) | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.22) |
| Psychiatric disease | 3 (1.2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (0.66) |
| Others | 8 (3.2) | 10 (6.49) | 1 (2.44) | 0 | 19 (4.17) |
| Multiple | 7 (2.8) | 5 (3.25) | 2 (4.88) | 0 | 14 (3.07) |
| ASA physical status grade | |||||
| 1 | 184 (73.6) | 120 (77.92) | 32 (78.05) | 11 (100) | 347 (76.1) |
| 2 | 64 (25.6) | 32 (20.78) | 9 (21.95) | 0 | 105 (23.03) |
| 3 | 2 (0.8) | 2(1.3) | 0 | 0 | 4 (0.88) |