Table 1 Patient characteristics
From: Combined sedation with midazolam/propofol for gastrointestinal endoscopy in elderly patients
Group A (Age 70+) | Group B (Age 18-69) | pvalue | |
|---|---|---|---|
demographics | |||
number of patients | 347 (46.6%) | 397 (53.4%) | NS |
age: Mean ± SD (years) | 78 ± 5 | 52 ± 14 | < 0.001 |
male | 134 (38.6%) | 212 (53.4%) | < 0.001 |
female | 213 (61.4%) | 185 (46.6%) | < 0.001 |
comorbidity | |||
hypertension | 292 (64.3%) | 152 (29.6%) | < 0.001 |
diabetes | 113 (24.9%) | 55 (10.7%) | < 0.001 |
hyperlipidemia | 125 (27.5%) | 64 (12.5%) | < 0.001 |
cardiovascular disease | 277 (61.0%) | 129 (25.1%) | < 0.001 |
pulmonary disease | 104 (22.9%) | 83 (16.2%) | 0.008 |
renal failure | 127 (28.0%) | 28 (5.5%) | < 0.001 |
ASA class | |||
I | 3 (0.9%) | 70 (17.6%) | < 0.001 |
II | 34 (9.8%) | 105 (26.4%) | < 0.001 |
III | 263 (75.8%) | 200 (50.4%) | < 0.001 |
IV | 47 (13.5%) | 21 (5.3%) | < 0.001 |
V | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.3%) | NS |