Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the study participants
Characteristics | Acceptance N = 546 | Non-acceptance N = 470 | Univariate p value | Multivariate p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean. (SD) | 49.84 (12.9) | 51.62 (13.2) | .031* | .143 |
Gender (male), % | 83.3% | 78.7% | .061 | .114 |
BMI, mean. (SD) | 29.33 (4.8) | 28.54 (5.1) | .011* | .110 |
Smoking, % | 31.9% | 30.2% | .570 | .814 |
Acceptance of specialties | ||||
 Surgeon, ENT, no. (%) | 206 (49.6%) | 209 (50.4%) | .029* | .015* |
 Non-surgeon, no. (%) | 340 (56.6%) | 261 (43.4%) |  |  |
 PULMO no. (%) | 209 (55.0%) | 171 (45.0%) |  |  |
 NEURO, no. (%) | 76 (58.5%) | 54 (41.5%) |  |  |
 CV, no. (%) | 41 (59.4%) | 28 (40.6%) |  |  |
 PSY, no. (%) | 14 (63.6%) | 8 (36.4%) |  |  |
Comorbidities | ||||
 HTN, % | 45.6% | 44.9% | .820 | .756 |
 DM, % | 17.4% | 16.8% | .803 | .619 |
 CVD, % | 22.0% | 20.9% | .663 | .597 |
 HLD, % | 30.4% | 28.1% | .418 | .576 |
 CKD, % | 2.0% | 3.6% | .120 | .115 |
 COPD, % | 6.0% | 7.0% | .529 | .659 |