Preoperative anxiety among patients and its correlation with their personality type and pain: A cross-sectional study

Table 3 Participants’ clinical and surgery-related information

Characteristic		Frequency	Distribution (%)
Chronic diseases	No	217	55.4
	Yes	175	44.6
Cardiovascular	No	46	26.3
	Yes	129	73.7
Pulmonary	No	168	96.0
	Yes	7	4.0
Nervous	No	169	96.6
	Yes	6	3.4
Diabetes	No	110	62.9
	Yes	65	37.1
Cancer	No	163	93.1
	Yes	12	6.9
Others	No	152	86.9
	Yes	23	13.1
Diagnosed with depression	No	368	93.9
	Yes	24	6.1
If diagnosed with depression, does the patient take medication for it?	No	12	50.0
	Yes	12	50.0
Does the patient take any medication (analgesics or other treatments)?	No	195	49.7
	Yes	197	50.3
Company	No	24	6.1
	Yes	368	93.9
Previous surgeries	No	104	26.5
	Yes	288	73.5
Post-operative complications	No	255	88.5
	Yes	33	11.5
Type of surgery	Minor	208	53.1
	Major	184	46.9
Knowledge about types of anesthesia	No	246	62.8
	Yes	146	37.2
Knowledge about type of anesthesia for this surgery	No	200	51.0
	Yes	192	49.0
Type of anesthesia used	General	194	49.5
	Regional	92	23.5
	Local	106	27.0
Fees	Personal	151	38.5
	Insurance	111	28.3
	Other	130	33.2
Income	Low	142	36.2
	Middle	229	58.4
	High	21	5.4