Table 1 The predictors of difficult laryngoscopy in the dataset
No difficult laryngoscopy (n = 1467) | Difficult laryngoscopy (n = 210) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, median (IQR), years | 57 (43, 66) | 61 (49, 68) | 0.004 |
Male, number (%) | 793 (54.1) | 132 (62.9) | 0.016 |
Height, median (IQR), cm | 162.7 (156.1, 169.7) | 164.9 (157.0, 170.1) | 0.162 |
Weight, median (IQR), kg | 66.5 (57.8, 75.0) | 66.8 (59.0, 78.8) | 0.264 |
Body mass index, median (IQR), kg/m2 | 24.9 (22.8, 27.4) | 25.1 (23.2, 27.3) | 0.425 |
Thyromental distance, median (IQR), cm | 5.5 (4.7, 6.4) | 5.4 (4.4, 6.2) | 0.032 |
Neck circumference, median (IQR), cm | 36.8 (34.1, 39.2) | 37.8 (35.4, 40.0) | 0.001 |