Table 1: Baseline demographic characteristics for both the
ASMR and control groups.
|
Variables
|
|
|
|
|
Age,
years (mean +/-SD) |
|
|
|
|
Sex:
female (%) |
|
|
|
|
Prior
surgery (%), |
8 |
8 |
1.00a
|
|
Surgery
type (%) |
|
|
|
|
Ear
nose throat |
24
|
16
|
|
|
Orthopaedics
|
|
|
|
|
Urological
|
36
|
24
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
Ethnicity
(%) |
|
|
|
|
Asian
|
0 |
16
|
|
|
Caucasian
|
|
84
|
|
|
Time
of surgery (%) |
1.00a
|
||
|
11:00-13:59
|
|
40
|
|
|
14:00-17:00
|
|
60
|
|
|
a
- Pearson’s chi square test b
- Fisher’s exact test c
– Two sample t-test |
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ASMR:
Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response.