Application of a protective sleeve is associated with decreased occupational anxiety during endotracheal intubation: a randomized controlled trial

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants between the two groups

Variables	Protective sleeve group (n = 30)	Control group (n = 30)	*P -* value
Sex, n (%)			0.432
Male	11 (36.67)	14 (46.67)
Female	19 (63.33)	16 (53.33)
Age, y	45 (34, 54)	42 (29.75,56.25)	0.492
Height, cm	161.57 ± 8.52	163.77 ± 9.19	0.34
Weight, kg	60.22 ± 9.58	61.43 ± 12.86	0.679
BMI (kg m⁻²), n (%)			0.264
< 18.5	1 (3.33)	4 (13.33)
18.5 to 23.9	15 (50.00)	17 (56.67)
24 to 28	13 (43.33)	7 (23.33)
> 28	1 (3.33)	2 (6.67)
ASA classification, n (%)			0.438
I	13 (43.33)	16 (53.33)
II	17 (56.67)	14 (46.67)
Modified Mallampati Score, n (%)			1.000
I	22 (73.33)	22 (73.33)
II	8 (26.67)	8 (26.67)

Abbreviations: ASA American Society of anaesthesiologists, BMI body mass index
Values are mean ± SD, median (inter-quartile range) or n (%), *P-value < 0.05

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