Table 1 Characteristics of 132 patients and factors that may predict pain relief
| Variable |
Pain relief group n = 110 |
Persistent pain group n = 22 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age, ± SD (years) | 29.9 ± 8.1 | 28.5 ± 8.5 | 0.62 |
| Site of testicular pain | |||
| Unilateral | 80 | 4 | < 0.0001 |
| Bilateral | 30 | 18 | 0.083 |
| Preoperative pain quality | |||
| Dragging pain | 70 | 15 | 0.81 |
| Dull pain | 40 | 7 | 0.74 |
| Preoperative pain duration | |||
| ≤ 6 months | 38 | 9 | 0.65 |
| > 6 months | 72 | 13 | 0.73 |
| Preoperative mean points on NRSa pain score ± SD | 6.64 ± 1.3 | 6.73 ± 1.1 | 0.76 |
| Mean BMIb, ± SD (kg/m2) | 28.2 ± 1.2 | 28.4 ± 1.4 | 0.665 |
| Smoking | |||
| Yes | 36 | 6 | 0.68 |
| No | 74 | 16 | 0.78 |
| Preoperative varicocele grade | |||
| I | 20 | 8 | 0.74 |
| II | 52 | 18 | 0.98 |
| III | 62 | 20 | 0.84 |
| Mean of maximum vein diameter on ultrasound, ± SD (mm) | |||
| Left | 4.9 ± 1.1 | 4.8 ± 1.6 | 0.80 |
| Right | 3.9 ± 1.0 | 4.2 ± 1.5 | 0.41 |
| Complications | 1 | 1 | 0.20 |