Table 3.
Score Categorized Probability Groups, Likelihood Ratio and 95% Confidence Interval of Difficult Laryngoscopy
| Score Categorized Probability Groups | Score | Difficult Laryngoscopy (n=83) | Non-Difficult Laryngoscopy (n=534) | LR+ | 95% CI | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |||||
| Low | 0 | 15 | 18.07 | 430 | 80.52 | 0.22 | 0.14–0.36 | <0.001 |
| Moderate | 1–4 | 23 | 27.71 | 66 | 12.36 | 2.24 | 1.48–3.39 | <0.001 |
| High | 5–15 | 45 | 54.22 | 38 | 7.12 | 7.62 | 5.29–10.97 | <0.001 |
| Mean (SD) | 5.86 ± 4.05 | 1.00 ± 2.36 | <0.001 | |||||