Table 3

 Incidence of hypotension

MidazolamEtomidate
*Significant difference Fisher’s exact test p = 0.002 (two tailed). †Difference is not statistically significant.
Number of cases7783
Age <7038NA
Age ⩾7039NA
Hypotension (%)15 (19.5%)*3 (3.6%)*
Age <70 with hypotension (%)5 (13.2%)†NA
Age >70 with hypotension (%)10 (25.6%)†NA