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Table 4.

Association between participants sociodemographic characteristics and satisfaction with PACU.

Factor	Satisfaction Score (34) Mean ± standard deviation	Z/H-test	p-value
Age group in years^a
≤45 years	26.9 ± 3.26	Z = 2.114	0.035^c
>45 years	27.9 ± 3.29	Z = 2.114	0.035^c
Sex^a
Female	27.3 ± 3.16	Z = 0.550	0.583
Male	27.5 ± 3.46	Z = 0.550	0.583
BMI level^b
Normal or underweight	27.0 ± 3.53	H = 3.853	0.146
Overweight	27.1 ± 3.07
Obese	28.0 ± 3.28
Nationality^a
Saudi	27.3 ± 3.37	Z = 0.351	0.725
Non-Saudi	26.7 ± 2.96	Z = 0.351	0.725
Level of education^a
School level or uneducated	27.5 ± 3.31	Z = 0.381	0.703
College degree or higher	27.3 ± 3.32	Z = 0.381	0.703
ASA physical status^b
ASA 1	26.4 ± 2.86	H = 13.130	0.001^c
ASA 2	27.5 ± 3.29
ASA 3	28.7 ± 3.59
Previous surgical history^a
Yes	27.7 ± 3.27	Z = 2.139	0.032^c
No	26.7 ± 3.29	Z = 2.139	0.032^c
Previous management modality^a
Yes	27.6 ± 3.29	Z = 0.506	0.613
No	28.1 ± 3.23	Z = 0.506	0.613
Preoperative pain^a
Yes	27.1 ± 3.19	Z = 1.725	0.085
No	27.8 ± 3.46	Z = 1.725	0.085
Preoperative information of postoperative pain management was provided^a
Yes	27.4 ± 3.25	Z = 0.328	0.743
No	27.1 ± 3.54	Z = 0.328	0.743
Duration of surgery^b
<1 h	28.4 ± 3.38	H = 4.345	0.114
1–2 h	27.1 ± 3.32
>2 h	27.3 ± 3.23

The p-value has been calculated using Mann–Whitney Z test.

The p-value has been calculated using Kruskal–Wallis H test.

Significant at p < 0.05 level.