Table 4.

Serum calcium levels at pre and post intervention stage amongst patients suffering from different grades of pain

Pain category	Pain score	Mean serum calcium level (mg/dl)		t (P)
		Pre intervention Stage	Post intervention Stage
Low (n=4)	≤2	9.69±1.22	9.90±0.60	0.626 (0.575)NS
Moderate (n=29)	4,6	9.49±0.99	9.72±0.64	2.114 (0.044)*
Severe (n=17)	8,10	9.32±0.87	9.72±0.40	2.431 (0.027)*

NS: Non-Significant; *Significant at 95% level of significance; **Significant at 99% level of significance; figures in parenthesis are P