Association between self reported snoring, STOP questionnaire and postoperative pulmonary complications in patients submitted to ortophaedic surgery

Table 1 Demographic characteristics and postoperative complications in snorer and non-snorer patients

Variables	Snorer (n 289)	Non-snorer (n 1,117)	p
Age, year	48.4 ± 19.7	32.1 ± 21.3	< 0.0001
Gender, male	150 (51.9%)	634 (56.8%)	NS
Body mass index, kg/m²	27.4 ± 5.6	23.2 ± 5.7	< 0.0001
ASA score	1.6 ± 2.3	1.2 ± 0.57	< 0.0001
Pneumonia	2 (0.7%)	11 (1%)	NS
Atelectasis	12 (4.2%)	10 (0.9%)	< 0.0001
Respiratory failure	4 (1.4%)	6 (0.5%)	NS

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