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Table 5 Comparison of the study’ variables between the second and third phases of the study within each group

From: Dental pain perception and emotional changes: on the relationship between dental anxiety and olfaction

Parameters

Lavender Group (Mean ± SD)

Control Group (Mean ± SD)

Phase II

Phase III

Change

P- value

Phase 2

Phase 3

Change

P-value

SBP

133.16 ± 12.20

130.34 ± 1.23

-2.82 ± 0.03

0.031*

137.09

 ± 10.04

135.85

 ± 1.34

- 1.24 ± 1.29

0.153

DBP

78.43

 ± 6.87

77.98

 ± 0.98

- 0.55

 ± 0.25

0.132

77.69

 ± 9.98

77.25

 ± 0.23

- 0.44

 ± 0.94

0.165

HR

69.26 ± 7.76

68.84

 ± 0.43

- 0.42

 ± 0.81

0.061

71.68

 ± 5.67

70.68

 ± 0.23

- 1.00 ± 0.58

0.252

RR

16.48

 ± 0.78

16.12

 ± 0.96

- 0.36

 ± 0.12

0.101

16.82

 ± 6.98

16.21

 ± 0.36

- 0.61

 ± 0.14

0.143

Spo2

97.98%

 ± 1.96

98.23%

 ± 0.34

 + 0.25% ± 0.25

0.112

96.78% ± 0.87

96.99%

 ± 0.75

 + 0.21% ± 0.26

0.367

MDAS

5.22

 ± 0.54

3.47

 ± 0.84

- 1.75 ± 0.13

0.012*

7.30

 ± 0.98

6.96

 ± 0.57

- 0.34

 ± 0.21

0.140

STAI

70.84

 ± 9.91

66.41 ± 0.35

- 4.43 ± 8.60

0.001*

76.02

 ± 0.87

75.45

 ± 0.85

- 0.57

 ± 0.63

0.136

Pain score

80.96

 ± 0.87

69.31

 ± 0.42

- 11.56 ± 0.25

0.003*

90.84

 ± 4.76

89.14

 ± 0.64

- 1.7

 ± 0.37

0.077

  1. SD Standard Deviation, SBP Systolic Blood Pressure, DBP Diastolic Blood Pressure, HR Heart Rate, RR Respiratory Rate, Spo2 Oxygen saturation, MDAS Modified Dental Anxiety Scale, STAI Speilberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, VAS Visual Analog Scale
  2. *Significant