Table 2 Patient characteristics
From: Preoperative anxiety in adults - a cross-sectional study on specific fears and risk factors
All patients | High anxiety | Low anxiety | APAIS-A-T* [M (SD)] | APAIS-A-An* [M (SD)] | APAIS-A-Su* [M (SD)] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) [M (SD)] | 50 (17) | 49 (17) | 51 (17) | |||
All patients | 9.9 (3.6) | 4.3 (1.9) | 5.5 (2.1) | |||
Gender [n (%; 95% CI)] | ||||||
Female | 1773 (57; 56–59) | 891 (71; 69–74) | 954 (48; 46–50) | 10.7 (3.6) | 4.8 (2.0) | 6.0 (2.1) |
Male | 1314 (43; 41–44) | 360 (29; 26–31) | 882 (52; 50–54) | 8.7 (3.2) | 3.7 (1.6) | 4.9 (2.0) |
Education a [n (%; 95% CI)] | ||||||
≤ 9 years | 1077 (35; 33–37) | 443 (35; 33–38) | 634 (35; 32–37) | 9.8 (3.8) | 4.3 (2.0) | 5.5 (2.2) |
10 years | 1063 (34; 33–36) | 448 (36; 33–39) | 615 (34; 31–36) | 10.0 (3.6) | 4.4 (1.9) | 5.6 (2.1) |
≥ 13 years | 947 (31; 29–32) | 360 (29; 26–31) | 587 (32; 30–34) | 9.8 (3.4) | 4.2 (1.8) | 5.6 (2.0) |
Anesthesia experience [n (%; 95% CI)] | ||||||
None | 485 (16; 14–17) | 189 (15; 13–17) | 296 (16; 14–18) | 9.7 (3.7) | 4.3 (1.9) | 5.5 (2.2) |
Only good | 1768 (57; 56–59) | 618 (49; 47–52) | 1150 (63; 60–65) | 9.4 (3.5) | 4.1 (1.8) | 5.4 (2.1) |
Only bad | 138 (5; 4–5) | 87 (7; 6–9) | 51 (3; 2–4) | 11.8 (3.9) | 5.5 (2.2) | 6.3 (2.3) |
Good and bad | 696 (22; 21–24) | 357 (29; 26–31) | 339 (18; 17–20) | 10.7 (3.6) | 4.8 (2.0) | 5.9 (2.1) |
Previous surgeries [n (%; 95% CI)] | ||||||
None | 333 (11; 10–12) | 157 (13; 11–15) | 176 (10; 8–11) | 10.5 (3.6) | 4.7 (1.9) | 5.8 (2.0) |
1–2 | 1154 (37; 36–39) | 484 (39; 36–41) | 669 (36; 34–39) | 10.0 (3.6) | 4.4 (1.9) | 5.6 (2.1) |
≥ 2 | 1600 (52; 50–54) | 610 (49; 46–52) | 991 (54; 52–56) | 9.6 (3.6) | 4.2 (1.9) | 5.5 (2.1) |
Malignant tumor b [n (%; 95% CI)] | 409 (13; 12–15) | 184 (15; 13–17) | 225 (12; 11–14) | 10.5 (3.7) | 4.4 (1.9) | 6.1 (2.2) |
Mutilating surgery c [n (%; 95% CI)] | 337 (11; 10–12) | 176 (14; 12–16) | 161 (9; 8–10) | 10.9 (3.5) | 4.6 (2.0) | 6.4 (2.1) |