Table 1.

Comparison of demographic data among Group A and Group B

	Group A, (n=30), n (%)	Group B, (n=30), n (%)	df	P†
Gender
Male	18 (60)	16 (53.3)	1	0.602
Female	12 (40)	14 (46.7)
Age (years), mean±SD	47.4±14.28	48.33±13.15	58	0.793
ASA physical status
I	13 (43.3)	12 (40)	1	0.793
II	17 (56.7)	18 (60)

^†Intergroup comparison done using the student’s t-test for numerical data and Chi-square for categorical data. P<0.05 was taken as statistically significant. Data expressed as mean±SD or number of cases (%). df=Degree of freedom, ASA=American Society of Anaesthesiologists, SD=Standard deviation