Preoperative Fasting Time and Its Association with Hypoglycemia during Anesthesia in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Elective Procedures at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of pediatric patients undergoing elective procedures at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, 2019.

Variables	Category	Frequency ()	Percent (%)
Age of the patients in years	<1	48	18.6
	1-4	99	38.4
	5-14	111	43.0
Sex of the patient	Male	171	66.3
	Female	87	33.7
Relation of the caregivers to the patient	Mother	162	62.8
	Father	93	36.0
	Brother	3	1.2
Age of the caregivers in years	<35	142	55
	36-50	98	38
	51-65	18	7
Educational status of the caregivers	Unable to read and write	45	17.4
	Able to read and write	38	14.7
	Primary education	69	26.7
	Secondary education	64	24.8
	College and above	42	16.3
Occupation	Housewife/jobless	75	29.1
	Government employee	37	14.3
	Nongovernment employee	34	13.2
	Farmer	24	9.3
	Merchant	88	34.1
Marital status of the caregivers	Married	232	89.9
	Single	12	4.7
	Divorced	14	5.4
Residence	Addis Ababa	74	28.7
	Outside of Addis Ababa	184	71.3