Effect of Ice Bag Application to Femoral Region on Pain in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Table 2

Demographic variables of the experimental and control groups.

Variable	Categories	Experimental number (%)	Control number (%)
Age	(X ± SD)	62.1 ± 13.4	61.6 ± 12.7	0.852
Gender	Female; Male	13 (25.0); 39 (75.0)	14 (26.9); 38 (73.1)	1.000
	ACS; CAD; AMI; AP; Others	15 (28.3); 27 (50.9); 8 (15.1); 2 (3.8); 1 (1.9)	19 (35.9); 22 (41.5); 4 (7.5); 3 (5.7); 5 (9.4)	0.269
Type of chronic diseases	DM; HT; CAD; COPD; Others	16 (30.3); 22 (41.5); 7 (13.2); 4 (7.5); 4 (7.5)	18 (28.7); 30 (47.6); 5 (7.9); 5 (7.9); 5 (7.9)	0.902
Previous percutaneous coronary intervention	Yes; No	29 (55.8); 23 (44.2)	33 (63.5); 19 (36.5)	0.424
Previous experienced pain	Yes; No	27 (93.1); 2 (6.9)	31 (93.9); 2 (6.1)	0.818

more than one answer, percentages were shown via ; ACS: acute coronary syndrome; CAD: coronary artery disease; AMI: acute myocardial infarction; AP: angina pectoris; DM: diabetes mellitus; HT: hypertension; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.