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. 2013 Sep 6;1(6):1065–1071. doi: 10.3892/mco.2013.178

Table VII.

Evaluation of side effects by the visual analog scale.

A, Headachea,b

Temperature Cycle 1 Cycle 2 Cycle 3 Cycle 4

3°C 0.8 (1.0) 0.9 (1.4) 1.0 (2.3) 0.3 (0.3)
8°C 0.5 (0.6) 0.3 (0.3) 0.4 (0.2) 0.3 (0.2)
P-valued 0.193 0.124 0.298 0.662

B, Coldnessa,c

Temperature Cycle 1 Cycle 2 Cycle 3 Cycle 4

3°C 2.7 (2.3) 3.0 (2.5) 3.0 (2.8) 3.4 (2.4)
8°C 1.8 (1.8) 1.6 (1.5) 1.9 (1.8) 2.5 (2.6)
P-valued 0.175 0.061 0.207 0.320
a

Mean visual analog scale (VAS) score (SD). The evaluation of the VAS score was performed after the administration of chemotherapy.

b

ANOVA repeated measures; 3°C vs. 8°C, P=0.085.

c

ANOVA repeated measures; 3°C vs. 8°C, P=0.037.

d

Student’s t-test. SD, standard deviation.