Table 4.
Association of separator experience, pain, and its quality with age group
| Variable | 9–20-year-old (n = 73) |
21–36-year-old (n = 57) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | 0.99 | ||
| Male | 17 (23.3) | 14 (24.6) | |
| Female | 56 (76.7) | 43 (75.4) | |
| Did you experience pain following the insertion of separator/s? | 0.99 | ||
| Yes | 47 (64.4) | 36 (63.2) | |
| No | 26 (35.6) | 21 (36.8) | |
| Time of recording of pain (after separator placement): | 0.08 | ||
| 4 hr | 15 (31.9) | 14 (38.9) | |
| 8 hr | 19 (40.4) | 10 (27.8) | |
| 12 hr | 8 (17.0) | 3 (8.3) | |
| Day 2 | 13 (27.7) | 9 (25.0) | |
| Day 3 | 4 (8.5) | 9 (25.0) | |
| Day 4 | 1 (2.1) | 3 (8.3) | |
| Day 5 | 1 (2.1) | 3 (8.3) | |
| Day 6 | 0 (0) | 2 (5.6) | |
| Day 7 | 12 (25.5) | 4 (11.1) | |
| What type of pain did you experience? | 0.83 | ||
| Continuous | 17 (36.1) | 19 (52.8) | |
| Intermittent | 24 (51.1) | 23 (63.9) | |
| Can you describe the quality of your soreness? | 0.39 | ||
| Discomfort | 21 (44.7) | 11 (30.6) | |
| Soreness | 11 (23.4) | 10 (27.8) | |
| Tenderness | 5 (10.6) | 8 (22.2) | |
| Tightness | 10 (21.3) | 7 (19.4) |
Values are presented as number (%).
P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant using Pearson chi-square test.