Intravenous Dexmedetomidine Provides Superior Patient Comfort and Tolerance Compared to Intravenous Midazolam in Patients Undergoing Flexible Bronchoscopy

Table 2

Patients’ characteristics and bronchoscopy data.

Characteristics and data	Group M; Mean ± SD	Group D; Mean ± SD	value
Age (years)	52.52 ± 15.05	49.70 ± 13.85	0.478^#
Gender (M/F)	24/3	20/7	0.161
Height (cm)	164.89 ± 5.78	160.00 ± 5.04	0.002^#
Weight (kg)	56.07 ± 10.84	53.26 ± 10.10	0.328^#
BMI (kg/m^2)	20.42 ± 3.46	20.77 ± 3.40	0.713^#
Procedures	Diagnostic; (27)	Diagnostic; (27)	1
Duration of bronchoscopy	8.19 ± 2.53	8.93 ± 2.96	0.327^#

Chi-square test.
^#Independent -test.