Table 3.
Verbal Numerical Rating Scalea fear scores of males and females.b
| |
Randomized to look |
Randomized to look away |
Row mean (SD) |
| Males | |||
| Preference to look | (n = 14) | (n = 10) | (n = 24) |
| 1.25 (1.01) | 1.65 (1.25) | 1.42 (1.11) | |
| Preference to look away | (n = 14) | (n = 16) | (n = 30) |
| 2.36 (1.69) | 1.72 (1.71) | 2.02 (1.70) | |
| Column mean (SD) | (n = 28) | (n = 26) | |
| 1.8 (1.48) | 1.69 (1.52) | ||
| Females | |||
| Preference to look | (n = 14) | (n = 17) | (n = 31) |
| 1.64 (2.5) | 1.65 (1.66) | 1.65 (2.04) | |
| Preference to look away | (n = 38) | (n = 36) | (n = 74) |
| 3.97 (2.65) | 2.53 (2.34) | 3.27 (2.59) | |
| Column mean (SD) | (n = 52) | (n = 53) | |
| 3.35 (2.79) | 2.25 (2.17) |
aScores range from 0 to 10 (0 = no fear, 10 = most fear possible) immediately postvaccination.
bValues are mean (SD). GLM procedure three-way ANOVA results for fear: There was a significant main effect for sex, F(1,155) = 5.78, P = 0.017, strata (looking preference), F(1,155) = 11.79, P = 0.0008, and randomization (looking allocation assignment), F(1,155) = 5.14, P = 0.025; see text for details.