Table 1. MAC Values for Men versus Women for Desflurane, Ether, Halothane, Methoxyflurane, Sevoflurane, and Xenon

* Published value, % atm; mean, SEM.

† Recalculated value, % atm; mean, SEM.

‡ Average age in years, SD.

§ The MAC for women divided by the MAC for men.

∥ Obtained by nonlinear regression.

MAC = minimum alveolar concentration.