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Table 1 Gender-wise and age distribution of the participants according to the treatment arms compared using Pearson Chi-square test

From: A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of different methods on pain management during orthodontic debonding

Variables

Groups/treatment arms

All groups

p value

Medication

Finger pressure

Stress relief

Control

Gender

      

Male

15 (42.9%)

12 (34.3%)

20 (57.1%)

14 (40%)

61 (43.57%

0.257

Female

20 (57.1%)

23 (65.7%)

15 (42.9%)

21 (60%)

79 (56.43%)

Age (years; mean ± SD)

21.74 ± 4.8

18.40 ± 4.5

21.83 ± 3.6

22.31 ± 6.5

21.07 ± 5.1

0.004*

  1. *p < 0.05 = Statistically significant