Characteristics | Clinic group | Conventional group | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
(n = 176) | (n = 176) | ||
Age, median (IQR), years | 44 (28 to 59) | 45 (26 to 59) | 0.87 |
Women, number (%) | 63 (35.8) | 67 (38.1) | 0.68 |
Education level, number (%) | 0.20 | ||
No formal education | 16 (9.1) | 10 (5.7) | |
Primary | 36 (20.5) | 42 (23.9) | |
Secondary | 74 (42.0) | 67 (38.1) | |
College | 18 (10.2) | 14 (7.9) | |
University | 32 (18.2) | 43 (24.4) | |
Work status, number (%) | 0.54 | ||
Student | 16 | 20 | |
Retired | 35 | 44 | |
Employed | 87 | 75 | |
Self-employed | 9 | 9 | |
Unemployed | 7 | 11 | |
Housewife | 22 | 17 | |
Income level (US$ per month) | 0.06 | ||
<$1,285 | 103 | 123 | |
$1,286 to $3,856 | 65 | 44 | |
>$3,857 | 7 | 8 | |
Magnitude of surgery, number. (%) | 0.29 | ||
Minor | 8 (4.5) | 12 (6.8) | |
Intermediate | 26 (14.8) | 21 (11.9) | |
Major | 48 (27.3) | 44 (25.0) | |
Ultramajor | 94 (53.4) | 99 (56.3) | |
ASA physical status grade, number (%) | 0.15 | ||
I | 114 (64.8) | 105 (59.7) | |
II | 56 (31.8) | 60 (34.0) | |
III/IV | 6 (3.4) | 11 (6.3) | |
Duration of anesthesia, mean (SD), minutes | 114 (45) | 115 (44) | 0.88 |