Table 3.

Comparison of VAS scores during activity at different time points

VAS pain scores during activity	EOI block group (n=30)	OSTAP block group (n=30)	χ2	P
1 h post-surgery	5.33±1.09	5.23±0.90	0.387	0.700
6 h post-surgery	4.76±1.31	4.97±1.00	1.554	0.126
12 h post-surgery	3.37±0.89*,#	4.20±0.92*,#	3.556	<0.001
24 h post-surgery	2.93±1.20*,#,@	3.57±0.90*,#,@	2.313	0.024
48 h post-surgery	2.43±1.17*,#,@	2.63±1.07*,#,@,&	0.694	0.491
F	35.023	36.461
P	<0.001	<0.001

^*Compared with 1 h post-surgery, P<0.05;

^#Compared with 6 h post-surgery, P<0.05;

^@Compared with 12 h post-surgery, P<0.05;

^&Compared with 24 h post-surgery, P<0.05.