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Table 1 Patients characteristics

From: Comparison of GlideScope™ visualization and neck flexion with lateral neck pressure nasogastric tube insertion techniques in anesthetized patients: a randomized clinical study

 

Total

(n = 86)

Group G

(n = 43)

Group F

(n = 43)

P value

Gender

 Male

47 (54.7)

19 (44.2%)

20 (46.5%)

1

 Female

39 (45.3)

24 (55.8%)

23 (53.5%)

Ageb (years)

56 (43, 64.8)

52 (40, 63)

58 (49, 66)

0.442

Body weightb (kg)

60 (52.2, 69)

61 (53.5, 73)

58 (51.5, 68)

0.199

Heighta (cm)

160.5 ± 8.9

160.6 ± 8

160.3 ± 9.8

0.857

BMIb (kg/m2)

23.4 (20.6, 27.4)

25.3 (21.4, 27.9)

22.4 (20.4, 25.5)

0.054

ASA classification

 2

66 (77.6%)

33 (76.7%)

33 (78.6%)

0.792

 3

18 (21.2%)

10 (23.3%)

8 (19%)

Mallampati

 I

29 (33.7%)

14 (32.6%)

15 (34.9%)

0.973

 II

47 (54.7%)

24 (55.8%)

23 (53.5%)

 III

10 (11.6%)

5 (11.6%)

5 (11.6%)

ETT diameter

 7

5 (5.8%)

1 (2.3%)

4 (9.3%)

0.374

 7.5

42 (48.8%)

23 (53.5%)

19 (44.2%)

 8

39 (45.3%)

19 (44.2%)

20 (46.5%)

  1. Data are presented as frequency (percentage) format unless stated otherwise
  2. Group G GlideScope™ visualization, Group F neck flexion with lateral pressure, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists, BMI body mass index, ETT endotracheal tube
  3. aData are presented as mean ± standard deviation
  4. bData are presented as median and interquartile range