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Table 1 Demographic and preoperative airway assessment data

From: Incidence and severity of postoperative sore throat: a randomized comparison of Glidescope with Macintosh laryngoscope

 

Glidescope (N = 70)

Macintosh (N = 70)

P value

Age (years)

36.8 ± 10.9

38.6 ± 10.7

0.33

Weight (kg)

74.9 ± 10.5

73.0 ± 11.7

0.31

Height (cm)

164.2 ± 7.5

165.1 ± 8.0

0.51

BMI (kg/m2)

27.8 ± 3.7

26.9 ± 4.1

0.14

Gender (Male/ Female)

33/37

26/44

0.23

Cigarette smoking (Yes/ No)

15/55

20/50

0.33

Mouth opening (mm)

49.3 ± 9.8

50.0 ± 9.6

0.64

Thyromental distance (cm)

8.8 ± 1.3

8.5 ± 1.1

0.13

Mallampati Class (1/2)

31/39

35/35

0.5

  1. Values expressed as mean ± SD where applicable