Table 2 Data collected regarding the physiological variables in the study.

From: Patient’s pre-operative dental anxiety is related to diastolic blood pressure and the need for post-surgical analgesia

Quantitative Variables

Minimum

Maximum

Average ± Standard Deviation

Age

18 years

90 years

55.9 ± 18.1 years

Carpules used

1 unit

5 units

1.5 ± 0.7 units

Pre-operative systolic BP

100 mmHg

210 mmHg

144.9 ± 24.4 mmHg

Post-operative systolic BP

97 mmHg

209 mmHg

145.4 ± 23.4 mmHg

Pre-operative diastolic BP

52 mmHg

112 mmHg

76.4 ± 10.4 mmHg

Post-operative diastolic BP

55 mmHg

115 mmHg

77.7 ± 10.9 mmHg

Pre-operative HR

53 bpm

161 bpm

75.1 ± 12.3 bpm

Post-operative HR

45 bpm

114 bpm

75.3 ± 10.2 bpm

Duration of extraction

3 seconds

977 seconds

121.2 ± 156.3 seconds

Days during which analgesia was required

0 days

4 days

0.9 ± 1.0 days