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Table 1 Patient’s demographic characteristics

From: Modified mallampati classification in determining the success of unsedated transesophageal echocardiography procedure in patients with heart disease: simple but efficient

Demographic Characteristics

Total (n = 85)

MMC 1 (n = 22)

MMC 2 (n = 14)

MMC 3 (n = 33)

MMC 4 (n = 16)

MMC class No. (%)

85 (100)

22 (25.9)

14 (16.5)

33 (38.8)

16 (18.8)

Age (Mean ± SD)

51.20 ± 12.48

48.82 ± 14.53

50.86 ± 10.54

49.12 ± 12.05

59.06 ± 9.33

BMI (Mean ± SD)

23.95 ± 4.72

23.20 ± 3.50

23.20 ± 3.60

24.35 ± 5.40

24.90 ± 5.70

Gender- No. (%)

 Male

46 (54.1)

14 (63.6)

9 (64.3)

13 (39.4)

10 (62.5)

 Female

39 (45.9)

8 (36.4)

5 (35.7)

20 (60.6)

6 (37.5)

Education - No. (%)

 Elementary

47 (55.3)

11 (50.0)

8 (57.1)

17 (51.5)

11 (68.8)

 High School

18 (21.2)

8 (36.4)

2 (14.3)

7 (21.2)

1 (6.3)

 Higher Education

20 (23.5)

3 (13.6)

4 (28.6)

9 (27.3)

4 (25.0)

Previous TEE - No. (%)

 Yes

24 (28.2)

5 (22.7)

4 (28.6)

9 (27.3)

6 (37.5)

 No

61 (71.8)

17 (77.3)

10 (71.4)

24 (72.7)

10 (62.5)

Cooperation - No. (%)

 Poor

5 (5.9)

2 (9.1)

1 (7.1)

2 (6.1)

0 (0.0)

 Good

59 (69.4)

14 (63.6)

11 (78.6)

26 (78.8)

8 (50.0)

 Excellent

21 (24.7)

6 (27.3)

2 (14.3)

5 (15.2)

8 (50.0)

Anticoagulation - No. (%)

 Yes

42 (49.4)

14 (63.6)

4 (28.6)

12 (36.4)

12 (75.0)

 No

43 (50.6)

8 (36.4)

10 (71.4)

21 (63.6)

4 (25.0)