Clinical features during the preanesthetic assessment
| Variables, n (%) | Group C (with PRAEs, n=46) | Group NC (without PRAEs, n=170) | P value |
| Runny nose (clear rhinorrhea) | 38 (83.6) | 157 (92.3) | 0.087 |
| Pharyngitis (sore throat) | 14 (30.4) | 33 (19.4) | 0.082 |
| Fever <38.5°C | 8 (17.3) | 20 (11.7) | 0.219 |
| Rhonchi | 9 (19.5) | 26 (15.3) | 0.311 |
| Moderate cough | 11 (23.9) | 33 (19.4) | 0.314 |
| Sneezing | 5 (10.8) | 7 (4.1) | 0.085 |
| COLDS score* | 9.8±1.7 | 8.6±1.3 | <0.001 |
| COLDS score >10 | 25 (54.3) | 21 (12.3) | <0.001 |
*Data are presented with mean±SD.
C, complicated; NC, non-complicated; PRAE, perioperative respiratory adverse event.