Table 1

Patients groups and Characteristics at Inclusion


Placebo Press (n = 33)
Sciatic Press (n = 33)
p value

Test in Dental Diseases
     Participants (n)
21
21
-
     Male (%)
71.4%
61.9%
0.513
     Age
37.2(11.3)
36.6(13.4)
0.897
     Baseline VAS
6.19 (1.47)
6.67 (1.59)
0.320




Test in Renal Diseases
     Participants (n)
12
12
-
     Male (%)
58.3%
58.3%
1.0
     Age
40.5(13.1)
52.4(16.9)
0.067
     Baseline VAS
7.75 (2.01)
7.67 (1.97)
0.919

Age, gender and baseline VAS: mean (± SD), t-test.

He et al. BMC Anesthesiology 2007 7:4   doi:10.1186/1471-2253-7-4