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Table 1 Demography and clinical data

From: Comparing different doses of dexmedetomidine in attenuating extubation response in chronic smokers undergoing total extraperitoneal laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: a randomized prospective study

 

Group A (n = 30)

Group B (n = 30)

Group C (n = 30)

p-Value

Age (years)

50.57 ± 6.36

48.13 ± 5.43

51.17 ± 5.75

0.111

BMI (kg/m2)

20.27 ± 1.5

21.09 ± 1.5

21.09 ± 1.68

0.063

Sex

 Male, n

30

30

30

NA

 Female, n

0

0

0

NA

Smoking index

 Mild (≤ 100)

0

0

0

 

 Moderate (101–300)

30

30

30

NA

 Heavy (> 300)

0

0

0

 

Duration of surgery (min)

61.67 ± 8.74

61.71 ± 7.47

57.68 ± 6.79

0.073

  1. BMI Body mass index, min minutes, value of p < 0.05 is significant, NA Not applicable, n number