Table 1 Demographics of patients discharged from PACU vs. floor

n

103

100

Gender

 Male

51

33

0.274

 Female

52

67

0.025

Age, years

35.2

44.3

< 0.001

BMI

28.2

27.9

0.74

Race

 American Indian or Alaska Native

8

15

< 0.001

 Asian

4

2

 Black or African American

3

7

 Multiracial

1

2

 Other

1

1

 White or Caucasian

84

71

 Unknown

2

2

Ethnicity

 Hispanic or Latino

26

12

0.019

 Not Hispanic or Latino

77

88

0.025

Comorbidities

 None

73

45

< 0.001

 1

21

26

 2 + 

9

29

Smoking status

 Current smoker

12

17

0.374

 Not current smoker

91

83