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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of patients and parents

From: Effect of parental presence on anxiety during induction of anaesthesia in children undergoing elective day case surgery

Subjects

Variables

PPIA

Parental absence

P value

Children

Age (years), mean (SD)

7.14 ± 3.68

6.42 ± 3.31

0.306

Gender

 Male

 Female

N (%)

38 (76)

12 (24)

N (%)

39 (78)

11 (22)

1.000

Parents

Age (years)

36.32 ± 8,15

34.32 ± 8.16

0.223

Gender

 Male

 Female

N (%)

17 (34)

33 (66)

N (%)

8 (16)

42 (84)

0.063

Educational attainment

 Primary

 Secondary and above

N (%)

2 (4)

48 (96)

N (%)

3 (6)

47 (94)

1.000