Table 4. Mean differences in subjective, objective parameters between boys and girls.

Gender	Group	WBFPS mean ± SD	P-value	VAS mean ± SD	P-value	VCARS (before) mean ± SD	VCARS (after) mean ± SD	P-value
Boys	CS	2.50 ± 2.00	0.593	3.00 ±2.16	0.546	0.44 ± 0.63	0.69 ± 0.70	0.248
	VR	2.95 ± 2.04		2.63 ± 1.71		0.89 ± 0.88	0.68 ± 0.67	0.285
Girls	CS	3.37 ± 2.83	0.959	3.11 ±2.49	0.503	0.79 ± 1.13	0.89 ± 0.66	0.644
	VR	3.13 ± 2.06		3.31 ± 1.81		1.13 ± 0.81	0.44 ± 0.51	0.008*

^*P < 0.05-statistically significant; virtual reality (VR); counter-stimulation (CS); Visual Analog Scale (VAS); Venham's Clinical Anxiety Rating Scale (VCARS); Standard Deviation (SD).