Table-II.

Age and gender variation in pain perception.

Intensity of Pain Perceived	Characteristics	Crude Odds Ratio [95% CI]	P-value
	Age (years)
Separators at baseline	13-19	0.682 [0.260-2.41]	(0.682)
	20-26	1
	Age (years)
Separators after 24 hours	13-19	0.981 [0.856-1.164]	(0.981)
	20-26	1
	Gender
Separators at baseline	Male	1.52 [0.26-8.58]	(0.036*)
	Female	1
	Gender
Separators after 24 hours	Male	1.18 [0.98-1.42]	(0.007*)
	Female	1
	Age (years)
Bands at baseline	13-19	0.977 [0.67-1.41]	(0.902)
	20-26	1
	Age (years)
Bands after 24 hours	13-19	0.985 [0.85-1.13]	(0.837)
	20-26	1
	Gender
Bands at baseline	Male	1.88 [0.87-4.09]	(0.017*)
	Female	1
	Gender
Bands after 24 hours	Male	1.25 [1.03-1.52]	(0.022*)
	Female	1
	Age (years)
Brackets at baseline	13-19	0.825 [0.50-1.35]	(0.449)
	20-26	1
	Age (years)
Brackets after 24 hours	13-19	0.962 [0.82-1.12]	(0.619)
	20-26	1
	Gender
Brackets at baseline	Male	1.68 [0.67-4.18]	(0.026*)
	Female	1
	Gender
Brackets after 24 hours	Male	1.38 [1.13-1.70]	(0.002*)
	Female	1

^*Binary Logistic Regression Analysis for pain comparison between age and gender groups.