Table 2.
Pain outcomes (averages and proportions) at different moments and compared between first-time and returning participants and between five breast volume stratifications
| Attendance | Total | Stratification by breast volume | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First time | Returning | Very small | Small | Medium | Large | Very large | ||
| Average pain scores | n = 43 | n = 281 | n = 324 | n = 65 | n = 65 | n = 65 | n = 64 | n = 65 |
| Recollected from previous mammogram | - | 6.19 | 6.19 | 7.04 | 6.72 | 5.51 | 5.07 | 6.28 |
| At end of deformation phase | 4.40 | 4.80 | 4.75 | 5.45 | 5.03 | 4.19 | 4.39 | 4.65 |
| At end of clamping phase | 5.70 | 5.90 | 5.88 | 6.70 | 6.15 | 5.03 | 5.75 | 5.75 |
| Proportions severe pain (NRS ≥ 7 ) | ||||||||
| At end of deformation phase | .16 | .24 | .23 | .32 | .28 | .15 | .19 | .22 |
| At end of clamping phase | .51 | .49 | .50 | .58 | .55 | .34 | .52 | .49 |
| Proportions moderate pain (4 ≤ NRS < 7 ) | ||||||||
| 1 day after mammogram | .05 | .15 | .11 | .13 | .13 | .06 | .17 | .18 |
| 2 days after mammogram | .05 | .05 | .04 | .03 | .08 | .02 | .03 | .10 |
| 3 days after mammogram | 0 | .04 | .03 | .03 | .03 | 0 | 0 | .10 |
| 4 days after mammogram | 0 | .01 | .01 | .03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 days after mammogram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |