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Table 1 Demographic data shown as Number (%), Mean ± SD or Median (IQR)

From: Predicting difficult laryngoscopy in morbidly obese Thai patients by ultrasound measurement of distance from skin to epiglottis: a prospective observational study

Variables

Number (%), Mean ± SD or Median (IQR)

Gender

 Male

26 (29.5)

 Female

62 (70.5)

Age (year)

43 (29,57)

ASA classification:

 II

2 (2.3)

 III

86 (97.7)

BMI (kg/m2)

45.3 ± 7.6

Snoring

84 (95.5)

Polysomnography

57 (64.8)

Apnea-Hyponea Index (AHI)

 Mild

11 (19.3)

 Moderate

12 (21.1)

 Severe

34 (59.6)

Department

 General surgery

60 (68.2)

 Gynecology

22 (25)

 ENT

2 (2.3)

 Others

4 (4.4)

  1. ASA American Society of Anesthesiologist, BMI Body Mass Index, Kg/m2 Kilogram/squaremeter
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BMC Anesthesiology

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