[Table/Fig-4]:

Factors affecting pain score in 400 caesarean patients at HPP.

Variables		Number (%)	Pain score (VAS) Mean ± SD	p-value
Age** (years)	≤31	242(60.5%)	0.16 ± 0.510	0.05*
	>31	158(39.5%)	0.23 ± 0.881
Marital status***	Single	7 (1.8%)	1.43 ± 1.272
	Married	389(97.3%)	0.54 ± 1.101	0.014*
	Widow	4 (1.0%)	0.25 ± 0.500
	General	28 (7%)	1.04 ± 1.875
Anaesthetic technique***	Epidural	13 (3.25%)	0.08 ± 0.277	0.001*
	Spinal	359 (89.75%)	0.13 ± 0.434
Operation time** (minutes)	≤ 60	228 (57.0%)	0.07 ± 0.343	0.02*
	> 60	172 (43.0%)	1.64 ± 1.732
BMI ** (kg/m2)	< 30	254 (63.5%)	0.56 ± 1.301	0.001*
	≥ 30	146 (36.5%)	1.46 ± 1.654
Duration of hospital stay (days) **	≤ 4	288 (72.0%)	0.13 ± 0.430	0.05*
	> 4	112 (28.0%)	0.33 ± 1.077
Blood group***	A	114 (28.5%)	0.54 ± 0.970	0.04*
	B	147 (26.8%)	0.58 ± 1.276
	AB	25 (6.3%)	0.12 ± 0.332
	O	114 (28.5%)	0.62 ± 1.092

^*Significant (p-value <0.05),

^**Mann-Whitney U test,

^***Kruskal-Wallis H test, CS = caesarean section, BMI = body mass index