Table 1 Descriptive statistics of baseline values of outcome variables
a) Ordinal scale measurements | ||||
Variable | Treatment group | Control group | ||
Median | IQR | Median | IQR | |
Air flow (left) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Air flow (right) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Tenderness (left) | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
Tenderness (right) | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
Pain | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
Photophobia | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Phonophobia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nausea | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Weakness | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
b) Nominal scale measurements | ||||
Variable | Occurrence | |||
Treatment group | Control group | |||
Numbness | 6/43 (11.95%) | 5/43 (11.63) | ||