Table 1.

Comparison of patients by pain intensity groups

	Pain intensity during procedure (0–10)			P value*
	No pain (0) N = 33 (20.89%)	Mild to moderate (1 to 6) N = 101 (63.92%)	Severe pain (7 and above) N = 24 (15.19%)
Age	35 (31–45)	43 (35–49)	42.5 (35–46.5)	0.0713
Body Mass Index	26.57 (21.48–30.38)	25.6 (22.39–29.74)	26.49 (23.7–30.63)	0.6803
Anxiety before procedure	5 (1–7)	6 (3–8)	5.5 (4–7)	0.1419
Anxiety during procedure	1 (0–4)	5 (2–7)	8 (7–8)	0.0001
Anxiety after procedure	2 (0–4)	3 (1–5)	5.5 (4–7)	0.0001
Number of biopsy attempts	1 (1–3)	2 (1–3)	3 (2–3)	0.0040

*Kruskal–Wallis test was performed to compare differences in patients’ characteristics between pain intensity groups