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Table 2 The median (IQR) peak pain (VAS), pain duration (s) and pain area (au) after injections

From: Serotonin, glutamate and glycerol are released after the injection of hypertonic saline into human masseter muscles – a microdialysis study

 

Hypertonic saline side

Control side

Peak pain

 All

52.5 (38.0)

7.5 (24.0)*

  Men

50.0 (30.3)

0.0 (24.3)*

  Women

56.0 (50.5)

15.0 (22.0)*

Pain duration

 All

345 (150)

8 (45)*

  Men

405 (170)

0 (64)*

  Women

315 (131)

15 (45)*

Pain area

 All

54 (65.0)

0 (3.0)*

  Men

46 (69.3)

0 (2.3)*

  Women

60 (87.8)

0 (5.5)*

  1. Table shows data from thirty healthy participants, 15 men and 15 aged-matched women.
  2. IQR = interquartile range (75 percentile minus 25 percentile) VAS = 100 mm visual analogue scale * = significant difference between sides (p < 0.001). There were no significant differences between sexes.
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The Journal of Headache and Pain

ISSN: 1129-2377

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