Postoperative throat discomfort and associated factors among surgical patients at Ethiopian Teaching Hospitals: cross-sectional study

Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology

Table 1 Demographic variables distribution among surgical patients during the study period

Variables	Classification	Presence of throat discomfort		Total
		Yes	No	N	%
Sex	Female	74	137	211	63.2
Sex	Male	48	75	123	36.8
Age (year)	Thirty years or less	43	68	111	33.2
Age (year)	More than 30 years	79	144	223	66.8
BMI	Thirty or more	6	6	12	3.6
	24–30	28	67	95	28.4
	18–24	88	139	227	68
ASA classification	II	24	51	75	22.5
ASA classification	I	98	161	259	77.5

Note: BMI body mass index, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologist physical status, N total number (frequency)