Table 1 Comparison of groups according to the children’s demographic characteristics
Variable | EMLA group Mean[SD], Min- Max/ N(%) | Distraction group Mean[SD], Min–Max/ N(%) | Combined group Mean[SD], Min- Max/ N(%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age(year) | 8.4[3.5] 3–16 | 8.7[3.4] 3–16 | 8.4[3.8] 3–16 | 0.835 |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | 0.636 |
  Male | 56(54.4) | 56(58.3) | 55(55.0) |  |
  Female | 47(45.6) | 40 (41.7) | 45(45.0) |  |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | 0.086 |
Han | 100(97) | 94(97.9) | 98(98) | Â |
Uyghur | 2(1.9) | 1(1.0) | 1(1.0) | Â |
Zhuang | – | 1(1.0) | 1(1.0) |  |
Miao | 1(0.9) | – | – |  |
Other | – | – | – |  |
Age range (year) | Â | Â | Â | 0.516 |
  3 ~ 4 | 40(38.8) | 29(30.2) | 42(42.0) |  |
  5 ~ 12 | 47(45.6) | 49(51.0) | 40(40.0) |  |
  13 ~ 18 | 16(15.5) | 18(18.7) | 18(18.0) |  |