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Table 2 Characteristics of the respondents

From: Validation of the Portuguese version of Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS)

Characteristics

Male

Female

Total

Respondents, no. (%)

58 (53)

51 (47)

109 (100)

Age in years, median (Q1–Q3)

64 (53–72)

57 (50–66)

62 (50–68)

Physical status

ASA I, no. (%)

2 (3)

3 (6)

5 (5)

ASA II, no. (%)

32 (55)

35 (69)

67 (61)

ASA III, no. (%)

24 (41)

13 (25)

37 (34)

Education

None, no. (%)

1 (2)

0 (0)

1 (1)

Basic, no. (%)

26 (45)

21 (41)

47 (43)

Secondary, no. (%)

21 (36)

14 (27)

35 (32)

Tertiary, no. (%)

10 (17)

16 (31)

26 (24)

Work situation

Employed, no. (%)

24 (41)

25 (49)

49 (45)

Unemployed, no. (%)

4 (7)

9 (18)

13 (12)

Retired, no. (%)

30 (52)

17 (33)

47 (43)

Marital status

Single, no. (%)

10 (17)

6 (12)

16 (15)

Married, no. (%)

41 (71)

34 (67)

75 (69)

Divorced, no. (%)

4 (7)

5 (10)

9 (8)

Widowed, no. (%)

3 (5)

6 (12)

9 (8)

Previous anesthesia, no. (%)

47 (81)

44 (86)

91 (83)

Previous surgery, no. (%)

38 (66)

39 (76)

77 (71)

Regular use of anxiolytics, no. (%)

4 (7)

8 (16)

12 (11)

Type of surgery

General, no. (%)

40 (69)

29 (57)

69 (63)

Gynecologic, no. (%)

19 (37)

19 (17)

Urologic, no. (%)

18 (31)

3 (6)

21 (19)

Waiting time for surgery

 < 1 month, no. (%)

10 (17)

18 (35)

28 (26)

1–3 months, no. (%)

26 (45)

29 (57)

55 (50)

3–6 months, no. (%)

12 (21)

3 (6)

15 (14)

 > 6 months, no. (%)

10 (17)

1 (2)

11 (10)