Variables
Number
Percentage
Age (years)
Birth to 12 months
5
1.6
Preschool
5
1.6
School age
14
4.5
Adolescent
28
8.9
Adult
251
80.4
Geriatrics
9
2.9
Sex
Male
Female
126
186
40.4
59.6
Residence
Rural
Urban
148
164
47.4
52.6
BMI(kg/m
2
)
<18.5
47
15.1
18.5-24.5
229
73.4
25-30
27
8.7
>30
5
1.6
Co-existing illness
Yes
No
44
268
14
86
Procedures
Head and neck
47
15
Upper abdominal
13
4.2
Lower abdominal
170
54.5
Thoracic
6
1.9
Extremity
42
13.5
Perianal
12
3.9
Others
22
7
Table 1:
Socio demographic characteristics of surgical patients operated in Gondar University Hospital, March 1, to April 30, 2015 (n=312).
