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Table 2 Important factors assessed by Age with statistically significant results

From: A survey of surgical patients’ perspectives and preferences towards general anesthesia techniques and shared-decision making

 

Age ≤ 50 years

Mean (SD)

Age > 50 years

Mean (SD)

P value*

Do not wake up during surgery

4.4 (0.95)

4.6 (0.71)

0.006

Does not cause nausea or vomiting

4.1 (0.99)

4.3 (0.89)

0.078

Does not make you feel groggy or confused

3.7 (1.09)

4.0 (1.03)

0.012

Allows you to leave the hospital faster

3.9 (1.11)

4.1 (1.00)

0.054

Least expensive option

3.6 (1.23)

3.3 (1.40)

0.060

Contributes the least to climate change

3.5 (1.25)

3.0 (1.40)

< 0.001

  1. * Bonferroni corrected P values were calculated with the unpaired Student’s t-test