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Table 1 Patient demographic data. All data are n (%) or mean (SD)

From: Premedication with oral paracetamol for reduction of propofol injection pain: a randomized placebo-controlled trial

Patients

Pb (n = 108)

P500 (n = 108)

P1000 (n = 108)

P-value

Gender, n (%)

- Male

24 (22.2)

33 (30.5)

36 (33.3)

0.16

Age (yr), mean (SD)

42.7 (11.5)

43 (12.2)

44.3 (10.3)

0.54

Weight (kg), mean (SD)

62.5 (9.6)

62.8 (9.8)

62.8 (9.1)

0.96

Height (cm), mean (SD)

159.5 (7.4)

160.3 (7.3)

159.5 (8.2)

0.67

BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD)

24.6 (3.6)

24.4 (3.4)

24.8 (3.5)

0.80

ASA classification, n (%)

   

0.19

- I

19 (17.6)

28 (25.9)

23 (21.3)

 

- II

84 (77.8)

79 (73.1)

81 (75)

 

- III

5 (4.6)

1 (1)

4 (3.7)

 

IPPa, mean (SD)

65.1 (32.1)

66.5 (28.3)

70.8 (28.9)

0.35

  1. aIPP = interval between ingestion of paracetamol to injection of propofol (minutes)
  2. Data are presented as the number of patients (%) and mean ± SD values