Table 3.
Comparison of preoperative characteristics of patients between STAI A/R <20 or >20.
| Variable | STAI A/R < 20 (N = 10) |
STAI A/R ≥ 20 (N = 63) |
p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 53 ± 18 | 56 ± 14 | 0.659 | |
| Gender | ||||
| Female, No. (%) | 5 (50) | 23 (36.5) | 0.492 | |
| Male, No. (%) | 5 (50) | 40 (63.5) | ||
| BMI, kg·m−1 | 25.7 ± 4.3 | 24.7 ± 5.7 | 0.480 | |
| Educational level | ||||
| Basic elementary education, No. (%) | 7 (70) | 36 (57.1) | 0.510 | |
| Other, No. (%) | 3 (30) | 27 (42.9) | ||
| MMSE, points | 29.1 ± 0.9 | 28.9 ± 1.4 | 0.885 | |
| Medicalhistory | ||||
| Depression, No. (%) | 1 (10) | 15 (23.8) | 0.443 | |
| Anxiety, No. (%) | 1 (10) | 4 (6.3) | 0.532 | |
| Rheumatological diseases, No. (%) | 1 (10) | 3 (4.8) | 0.499 | |
| Previous use of drugs | ||||
| Metamizole, No. (%) | 4 (40) | 23 (36.5) | 1.000 | |
| Corticosteroids, No. (%) | 1 (10) | 21 (33.3) | 0.264 | |
| Antidepressants, No. (%) | 2 (20) | 12 (19) | 1.000 | |
| Chronic use of analgesics, No. (%) | 2 (20) | 10 (15.9) | 0.665 | |
Data are expressed as mean + SD, or frequency (%). STAI A/R: State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Trait Anxiety; BMI: body mass index; MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination.