Table 5.
Comparison of responses to discomfort questionnaire
| Question | Group | Median (Min.-Max.) |
A | B | C | D | E | Chi-Square | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N(%) | N(%) | N(%) | N(%) | N(%) | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 1(1–2) | 14(87.5%) | 2(12.5%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 3.058FE | 0.113 |
| 2 | 1(1–2) | 9(60%) | 6(40%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%%) | 0(0%) | |||
| 2 | 1 | 4(1–5) | 1(6.3%) | 0(0%) | 4(25%) | 7(43.8%) | 4(25%) | 6.856FE | 0.123 |
| 2 | 3(1–4) | 2(13.3%) | 3(20%) | 4(26.7%) | 6(40%) | 0(0%) | |||
| 3 | 1 | 2(1–4) | 6(37.5%) | 9(56.3%) | 0(0%) | 1(6.3%) | 0(0%) | 5.543FE | 0.104 |
| 2 | 2(1–4) | 2(13.3%) | 7(46.7%) | 1(6.7%) | 5(33.3%) | 0(0%) | |||
| 4 | 1 | 1(1–2) | 13(81.3%) | 3(18.8%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 5.643FE | 0.038* |
| 2 | 2(1–4) | 6(40%) | 7(46.7%) | 0(0%) | 2(13.3%) | 0(0%) | |||
| 5 | 1 | 2(1–5) | 6(37.5%) | 8(50%) | 1(6.3%) | 0(0%) | 1(6.3%) | 3.867FE | 0.537 |
| 2 | 2(1–4) | 7(46.7%) | 6(40%) | 0(0%) | 2(13.3%) | 0(0%) | |||
| 6/1 | 1 | 4(2–4) | 0(0%) | 3(18.8%) | 1(6.3%) | 12(75%) | 0(0%) | 13.206FE | 0.001* |
| 2 | 3(2–5) | 0(0%) | 1(7.1%) | 7(50%) | 3(21.4%) | 3(21.4%) | |||
| 6/2 | 1 | 4(1–5) | 1(6.3%) | 2(12.5%) | 4(25%) | 6(37.5%) | 3(18.8%) | 5.393FE | 0.258 |
| 2 | 4(1–5) | 1(6.7%) | 1(6.7%) | 0(0%) | 7(46.7%) | 6(40%) | |||
| 6/3 | 1 | 3(1–4) | 1(6.3%) | 0(0%) | 14(87.5%) | 1(6.3%) | 0(0%) | 2.778FE | 1.000 |
| 2 | 3(2–3) | 0(0%) | 1(6.7%) | 14(93.3%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | |||
| 6/4 | 1 | 3(2–4) | 0(0%) | 3(18.8%) | 11(68.8%) | 2(12.5%) | 0(0%) | 5.366FE | 0.120 |
| 2 | 3(3–5) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 10(66.7%) | 2(13.3%) | 3(20%) | |||
| 6/5 | 1 | 2(1–4) | 5(31.3%) | 6(37.5%) | 1(6.3%) | 4(25%) | 0(0%) | 14.296 | 0.002* |
| 2 | 4(1–5) | 1(6.7%) | 0(0%) | 4(26.7%) | 6(40%) | 4(26.7%) | |||
| 6/6 | 1 | 3(1–3) | 3(18.8%) | 4(25%) | 9(56.3%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 11.636 | 0.003* |
| 2 | 3(3–5) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 9(60%) | 4(26.7%) | 2(13.3%) | |||
| 7/1 | 1 | 2(1–3) | 4(25%) | 9(56.3%) | 3(18.8%) | - | - | 8.229FE | 0.017* |
| 2 | 3(1–3) | 3(20%) | 2(13.3%) | 10(66.7%) | - | - | |||
| 7/2 | 1 | 2(1–3) | 7(43.8%) | 8(50%) | 1(6.3%) | - | - | 10.761FE | 0.004* |
| 2 | 2(2–3) | 0(0%) | 9(60%) | 6(40%) | - | - | |||
| 7/3 | 1 | 2(1–3) | 7(43.8%) | 3(18.8%) | 6(37.5%) | - | - | 2.633FE | 0.323 |
| 2 | 2(1–3) | 3(20%) | 6(40%) | 6(40%) | - | - | |||
| 7/4 | 1 | 2(1–3) | 5(31.3%) | 10(62.5%) | 1(6.3%) | - | - | 12.309FE | 0.001* |
| 2 | 3(2–3) | 0(0%) | 6(40%) | 9(60%) | - | - | |||
| 7/5 | 1 | 1(1–3) | 11(68.8%) | 4(25%) | 1(6.3%) | - | - | 17.435FE | 0.000* |
| 2 | 2(2–3) | 0(0%) | 10(66.7%) | 5(33.3%) | - | - | |||
| 8/1 | 1 | 3(1–5) | 2(12.5%) | 4(25%) | 9(56.3%) | 0(0%) | 1(6.3%) | 17.392FE | 0.000* |
| 2 | 4(3–5) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 4(26.7%) | 9(60%) | 2(13.3%) | |||
| 8/2 | 1 | 3(3–4) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 12(75%) | 4(25%) | 0(0%) | 1.975FE | 0.513 |
| 2 | 3(2–4) | 0(0%) | 2(13.3%) | 10(66.7%) | 3(20%) | 0(0%) | |||
| 8/3 | 1 | 3(3–3) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 16(100%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | - | - |
| 2 | 3(3–3) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 15(100%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | |||
| 9/1 | 1 | 3(1–5) | 1(6.3%) | 4(25%) | 5(31.3%) | 4(25%) | 2(12.5%) | 6.802FE | 0.114 |
| 2 | 3(1–3) | 1(6.7%) | 5(33.3%) | 9(60%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | |||
| 9/2 | 1 | 3(1–5) | 6(37.5%) | 1(6.3%) | 5(31.3%) | 3(18.8%) | 1(6.3%) | 10.592FE | 0.019* |
| 2 | 3(2–4) | 0(0%) | 6(40%) | 6(40%) | 3(20%) | 0(0%) | |||
| 9/3 | 1 | 3(1–4) | 3(18.8%) | 1(6.3%) | 9(56.3%) | 3(18.8%) | 0(0%) | 6.485 | 0.044* |
| 2 | 3(2–3) | 0(0%) | 1(6.7%) | 14(93.3%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | |||
| 9/4 | 1 | 3(1–3) | 2(12.5%) | 3(18.8%) | 11(68.8%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 3.980FE | 0.345 |
| 2 | 3(1–4) | 1(6.7%) | 1(6.7%) | 10(66.7%) | 3(20%) | 0(0%) | |||
| 9/5 | 1 | 2(1–4) | 6(37.5%) | 4(25%) | 3(18.8%) | 3(18.8%) | 0(0%) | 2.554FE | 0.592 |
| 2 | 1(1–4) | 9(60%) | 1(6.7%) | 3(20%) | 2(13.3%) | 0(0%) | |||
| 9/6 | 1 | 3(1–4) | 1(6.3%) | 2(12.5%) | 11(68.8%) | 2(12.5%) | 0(0%) | 3.236FE | 0.792 |
| 2 | 3(1–5) | 1(6.7%) | 1(6.7%) | 12(80%) | 0(0%) | 1(6.7%) | |||
| 10/1 | 1 | 1.5(1–3) | 8(50%) | 6(37.5%) | 2(12.5%) | - | - | 0.578FE | 0.878 |
| 2 | 1(1–3) | 9(60%) | 4(26.7%) | 2(13.3%) | - | - | |||
| 10/2 | 1 | 1(1–3) | 9(56.3%) | 5(31.3%) | 2(12.5%) | - | - | 0.580FE | 1.000 |
| 2 | 1(1–3) | 8(53.3%) | 6(40%) | 1(6.7%) | - | - | |||
| 10/3 | 1 | 2(1–3) | 6(37.5%) | 8(50%) | 2(12.5%) | - | - | 0.564FE | 0.894 |
| 2 | 2(1–3) | 6(40%) | 6(40%) | 3(20%) | - | - | |||
| 10/4 | 1 | 2(1–3) | 4(25%) | 7(43.8%) | 5(31.3%) | - | - | 0.236FE | 1.000 |
| 2 | 2(1–3) | 3(20%) | 7(46.7%) | 5(33.3%) | - | - | |||
| 10/5 | 1 | 1(1–2) | 10(62.5%) | 6(37.5%) | 0(0%) | - | - | 16.160FE | 0.000* |
| 2 | 3(1–3) | 1(6.7%) | 6(40%) | 8(53.3%) | - | - | |||
| 11/1 | 1 | 3(1–4) | 1(6.3%) | 3(18.8%) | 8(50%) | 4(25%) | 0(0%) | 2.067FE | 1.000 |
| 2 | 3(2–5) | 0(0%) | 3(20%) | 7(46.7%) | 4(26.7%) | 1(6.7%) | |||
| 11/2 | 1 | 3(1–4) | 1(6.3%) | 0(0%) | 13(81.3%) | 2(12.5%) | 0(0%) | 4.270FE | 0.350 |
| 2 | 3(3–3) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 15(100%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | |||
| 11/3 | 1 | 3(1–3) | 1(6.3%) | 1(6.3%) | 14(87.5%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 1.875FE | 1.000 |
| 2 | 3(3–3) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 15(100%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | |||
| 12 | 1 | 2(1–3) | 5(31.3%) | 9(56.3%) | 2(12.5) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 5.304FE | 0.140 |
| 2 | 1(1–4) | 8(53.3%) | 3(20%) | 2(13.3%) | 2(13.3%) | 0(0%) | |||
| 13 | 1 | 2(1–2) | 4(25%) | 12(75%) | - | - | - | 3.895 | 0.048* |
| 2 | 1(1–2) | 9(60%) | 6(40%) | - | - | - | |||
| 14 | 1 | 4(1–4) | 3(18.8%) | 3(18.8%) | 0(0%) | 10(62.5%) | 6.085FE | 0.087 | |
| 2 | 3(1–4) | 1(6.7%) | 6(40%) | 3(20%) | 5(33.3%) | ||||
| 15 | 1 | 1(1–1) | 16(100%) | 0(0%) | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | 1(1–1) | 15(100%) | 0(0%) | - | - | - | |||
| 16 | 1 | 2(1–3) | 5(31.3%) | 8(50%) | 3(18.8%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 7.131FE | 0.276 |
| 2 | 2(1–5) | 3(20%) | 7(46.7%) | 1(6.7%) | 1(6.7%) | 3(20%) | |||
|
Median (Min.-Max.) |
Mean ± SD | Z | p | ||||||
| 15/1 | 1 | 2(2–6) | 3.00 ± 1.41 | -0.495 | 0.621 | ||||
| 2 | 3(2–5) | 3.07 ± 1.03 |
FE: Fisher’s Exact Test, Z: Mann-Whitney U Test
Min. Minimum, Max. Maximum, SD Standard Deviation
*p<0.05 was significant