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. 2010 Mar 31;3:25–32. doi: 10.2147/jpr.s9462

Table 1.

Descriptive statistics

Variable Pooled (n = 120)
Age (years) 23.6 (3.2)
Sex (# female) 70% (84/120)
Education (years) 16.3 (1.7)
Fear (0–100 VAS) 25.7 (18.0)
Anxiety (0–100 VAS) 25.7 (20.7)
Thermal threshold (C) 43.7 (3.4)
Ramp and hold leg (0–100 NRS) 24.3 (19.2)
Ramp and hold trunk (0–100 NRS) 31.5 (21.5)
Ramp and hold arm (0–100 NRS) 27.3 (18.7)
Wind up leg (0–100 NRS) 39.7 (28.3)
Wind up trunk (0–100 NRS) 62.7 (23.4)
Wind up arm (0–100 NRS) 43.7 (27.5)
After-sensations leg (0–100 NRS) 12.9 (16.4)
After-sensations trunk (0–100 NRS) 18.8 (21.4)
After-sensations arm (0–100 NRS) 12.8 (15.4)

Notes: All values reported as mean (±SD) or % (#).

Abbreviations: VAS, visual analog scale; NRS, numerical rating scale; SD, standard deviation. Ramp and hold reported at 47°C only.