Table 2.

Overall Pain Incidence and Comparison of Groups According to Verbal Pain Scores During Propofol Injection

Saline n (%)	Tenoxicam, 10 mg n (%)	Tenoxicam, 20 mg n (%)
Verbal Pain Scale	Group 1 (n = 40)	Group 2 (n = 40)	Group 3 (n = 40)	P
0 (no pain)	6 (15%)	10 (25)	16 (40)a	.013*
1 (mild)	8 (20%)	10 (25%)	14 (35%)
2 (moderate)	14 (35%)	14 (35%)	8 (20%)
3 (severe)	12 (30%)	6 (15%)	2 (5%)b
Overall incidence	34 (85%)	30 (75%)#	24 (60%)**	.039*

Data are presented as number of patients (%), ^* P < .05 was considered significant, ^# P = .264 compared with group 1, ^** P = .012 compared with group 1.

^aAccording to group 1, P = .033.

^bAccording to group 1, P = .008.