Table 2: Demographic data, education level, anxiety and mean elapsed time between the groups.

Variables Standard group Preoperative group Postoperative group Mean ± SD
Male (n = 50) 15 (43%) 17 (49%) 18 (51%)
Female (n = 55) 20 (57%) 18 (51%) 17 (49%)
Age (year) 26 ± 7.3 28.5 ± 11.5 28.5 ± 9.4 27.8 ± 9.5
Education 2.4 ± 0.73 2.3 ± 0.68 2.5 ± 0.85 2.4 ± 0.73
Anxiety (STAI) 39.0 ± 10.3 43.3 ± 11.1 42.0 ± 9.1 41.4 ± 10.2
Mean Elapsed Time (minutes) 21.0 ± 1.5 21.0 ± 1.8 21.0 ± 1.5 21.0 ± 1.5

Age, level of education, and the STAI-DY1 score.

STAI: State Trait Anxiety Inventory. The distinction between the level of education was scored as 0 = primary school completed/no education, 1 = secondary education completed, 2 = medium tertiary education, 3 = higher tertiary education and 4 = academic level of education. MET: Mean Elapsed Time; time between receiving information and interview.