Table 1. Demographic characteristics of the participants (N=100)

Variables Non-pain group Pain group p-value
Male/female, n 43/36 6/15 -
Age, years 22.5±3.0 22.1±2.0 0.60
Weight, kg 66.2±13.8 61.8±15.1 0.21
Height, cm 169.4±8.4 166.0 ± 8.2 0.11
Body mass index, kg/m2 22.9±3.3 22.2±3.8 0.42
Pain intensity (VAS), cm 0.2±0.5 3.8±0.9 <0.01*
Data are expressed as mean±standard deviation.
p-value under 0.05 was statistically significant. Abbreviation: VAS, visual analogue scale.