Table 5.

Reported acceptability (mean scores) of treatment comparing medical versus surgical treatment of EPF

Acceptability item*	Medical (n = 456)	Surgical (n = 150)	t test statistic	P value
Cramping pain	3.02	3.33	−2.28	0.02
Bleeding	3.25	3.79	−4.75	<0.001
Duration of symptoms	3.53	3.79	−2.21	0.03
Procedure	4.23	4.06	1.53	0.13
Adverse effects	3.68	3.84	−1.33	0.18
Duration of treatment	3.99	4.04	−0.47	0.64
Expectations	3.72	3.88	−1.72	0.09
Recommend	4.29	4.27	0.12	0.91
Choose again	4.16	4.00	1.35	0.18

^*Each item is scored on a 1–5 scale from totally unacceptable (1) to totally acceptable (5).