Table 1

Findings and corresponding statistical analyses of expected pain, needle pain and operative pain scores where the lower the score the less painful the experience and the higher the score the more painful the experience

Parameter	EP	NP	OP
Score frequency (n)
1	43	106	110
2	104	251	206
3	157	108	106
4	131	37	78
5	73	6	9
Total	508	508	509
Mean±SD	3.17±1.16	2.00±0.89	2.35±1.04

EP, expected pain; NP, needle pain; OP, operative pain.