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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the total sample, the self-selected music group, and the predetermined music group

From: Comparing the effects of self-selected MUsic versus predetermined music on patient ANXiety prior to gynaecological surgery: the MUANX randomized controlled trial

 

Total sample (n = 171)

n (%) or mean, SD

Self-selected music group (n = 84)

n (%) or mean, SD

Predetermined music group (n = 87)

n (%) or mean, SD

p-value

Socio-demographic characteristics

    

 Age (years) [mean, SD]a

41.5, 10.0

42.1, 10.1

41.1, 10.0

0.363

 Current employment (1 MD)

85 (50.0)

48 (57.1)

37 (43.0)

0.066

 Education level

    

  Primary education or less

45 (26.3)

19 (22.6)

26 (29.9)

0.550

  Secondary education

63 (36.8)

33 (39.3)

30 (34.5)

  A-level or higher education

63 (36.8)

32 (38.1)

31 (35.6)

Musical habits

    

 Play of an instrument

17 (9.9)

7 (8.3)

10 (11.5)

0.490

 Preferred musical style

    

  Classical music

82 (48.0)

42 (50.0)

40 (46.0)

0.599

  World music

105 (61.4)

49 (58.3)

56 (64.4)

0.418

  Jazz

60 (35.1)

31 (36.9)

29 (33.3)

0.625

  Popular music

119 (69.6)

58 (69.0)

61 (70.1)

0.879

  Modern music

55 (32.2)

26 (31.0)

29 (33.3)

0.739

  Creole music

41 (24.0)

20 (23.8)

21 (24.1)

0.960

  Hymn music

18 (10.5)

9 (10.7)

9 (10.3)

0.937

  Relaxation music

8 (4.7)

2 (2.4)

6 (6.9)

0.278

  Other music

31 (18.1)

14 (16.7)

17 (19.5)

0.626

 Music listening frequencyc (1 MD)

    

  Once a week

10 (5.9)

2 (2.4)

8 (9.3)

0.267

  A few times a week

36 (21.2)

18 (21.4)

18 (20.9)

  More than once a day

8 (4.7)

5 (6.0)

3 (3.5)

  Several times a day

116 (68.2)

59 (70.2)

57 (66.3)

Medical history

    

 History of hospitalization (2 MD)

143 (84.6)

69 (83.1)

74 (86.0)

0.600

 History of anaesthesia (4 MD)

136 (81.4)

67 (82.7)

69 (80.2)

0.680

 History of surgery (1 MD)

133 (78.2)

63 (75.9)

70 (80.5)

0.472

 History of pregnancy

145 (84.8)

74 (88.1)

71 (81.6)

0.238

Type of surgery

    

 Tubal and ovarian

22 (12.9)

10 (11.9)

12 (13.8)

0.825

 Uterine

108 (63.2)

52 (61.9)

56 (64.4)

 Breast

30 (17.5)

17 (20.2)

13 (14.9)

 Others

11 (6.4)

5 (6.0)

6 (6.9)

  1. MD missing data
  2. Data are n (percentages) or means, SD. All p values refer to comparisons between the two groups using the Mann-Whitney U test (a) for quantitative variables and the chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test (b) or Fisher-Freeman-Halton test (c) for categorical variables
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