Table 1.

Demographic data of the study population.

Variables		N = 33
Age (years)		39	±	14
Gender: male, N (%)		19		(57.6)
BMI (kg/m2)		24.4	±	3.8
ASA: I/II		26 (78.8)	/	7 (21.2)
Hypertension, N (%)		3		(9.1)
DM, N (%)		1		(3.0)
Operation time (mins)		48.1	±	25.4
Recovery time (mins)a		82.9	±	13.3

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation or numbers (proportion).

ASA, American society of anesthesiologists physical status classification; BMI, body mass index; DM, diabetes mellitus

^aTime to level 5 form level 1 of OAA/S scale after dexmedetomidine infusion was stopped.