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Table 2 Demographic data

From: Evaluation of the reliability of the upper lip bite test and the modified mallampati test in predicting difficult intubation under direct laryngoscopy in apparently normal patients: a prospective observational clinical study

Variables

Intubation

P-value

Overall (n = 450)

Difficult (n = 69)

Easy (n = 381)

Age (Years)

56.15 (10.91)

58.61 (10.55)

55.71 (10.93)

0.042*

Weight (kg)

68.14 (11.05)

70.109 (12.08)

67.781 (10.84)

0.108

Height (cm)

164.33 (7.78)

165.00 (7.67)

164.21 (7.80)

0.438

BMI (kg/m2)

25.16 (3.19)

25.68 (3.70)

25.07 (3.08)

0.196

Gender

   

0.073

 Male

197 (43.78%)

37 (53.62%)

160 (41.99%)

 

 Female

253 (56.22%)

32 (46.38%)

221 (58.01%)

 

ASA

   

1.000

 I

22 (4.9%)

3 (4.3%)

19 (5.0%)

 

 II

428 (95.1%)

66 (95.7%)

362 (95.0%)

 
  1. Data are presented as mean (SD) and number (%)
  2. CL Grade I & II are easy intubation and III & IV are difficult intubation
  3. *significant (p < 0.05)