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Table 2 T-test, Mann-Whitney U test and Chi-Square/Fisher’s Exact test for all demographics

From: Apnoeic oxygenation by nasal cannula during airway management in children undergoing general anaesthesia: a pilot randomised controlled trial

Variable

Control group

Intervention group

T-test

P-value

 

Mean ± SD

 

Age (m)

56.80 ± 24.487

52.40 ± 26.416

T= 0.473

p=0.640

Height (cm)

111.53 ± 13.89

106.27 ± 15.764

T= 0.971

p=0.340

 

Median (IQR)

U Value

P-value

Weight (kg)

21 (14 - 23)

14 (13 - 22)

U= 85

p=0.267

 

Count (%)

Chi-square

P-value

Gender

  

1.292

Male: Female

8 (53.3%): 7 (46.7%)

11(73.3%): 4 (26.7%)

p=0.256

ASA class

ASA I

12 (80%)

11 (73.3%)

0.187

ASA II

3 (20%)

4 (26.7%)

p=1.000a

Surgery type

   

General surgery:

4 (26.7%)

10 (66.7%)

 

ENT surgery:

5 (33.3%)

3 (20%)

 

Plastic surgery:

1 (6.7%)

1 (6.7%)

 

Ophthalmology surgery:

5 (33.3%)

0 (0%)

11.480

Neurosurgery:

0 (0%)

1 (6.7%)

p=0.022b,c

  1. M = Month, cm = centimetre, kg = kilogram, ASA class = American Society of Anesthesiologists classification, IQR= Interquartile Range
  2. a Fisher’s Exact is used instead of Pearson Chi-Square when an assumption is violated
  3. b Likelihood ratio is used instead of Pearson Chi-Square when an assumption is violated and the table is bigger than 2*2
  4. c P-value < 0.05 indicates a significant difference between the groups