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Table 1 Characteristics of the pain

From: Pain detection using biometric information acquired by a wristwatch wearable device: a pilot study of spontaneous menstrual pain in healthy females

Total pain count (n = 60)

  

n

%

Participants

A

15

25%

 

B

17

28%

 

C

5

8%

 

D

9

15%

 

E

14

23%

Situation

Occurrence

32

53%

 

Increased

19

32%

 

Decreased

9

15%

Pain intensity

1

9

15%

(NRS)

2

15

25%

 

3

15

25%

 

4

14

23%

 

5

7

12%

Site of pain

Abdomen

41

68%

 

Head

10

17%

 

Waist

3

5%

 

Abdomen + Waist

6

10%

Only at the occurrence of pain (n = 32)

  

n

%

Participants

A

11

34%

 

B

8

25%

 

C

4

13%

 

D

2

6%

 

E

7

22%

Pain intensity

1

8

25%

(NRS)

2

8

25%

 

3

8

25%

 

4

6

19%

 

5

2

6%

Site of pain

Abdomen

20

63%

 

Head

9

28%

 

Waist

3

9%

 

Abdomen + Waist

0

0%

Only abdominal pain NRS ≥ 4 (n = 13)

  

n

%

Participants

A

1

8%

 

B

5

38%

 

C

1

8%

 

D

2

15%

 

E

4

31%

Situation

Occurrence

2

15%

 

Increased

11

85%

Pain intensity

4

8

62%

(NRS)

5

5

38%

Site of pain

Abdomen

10

77%

 

Abdomen + Waist

3

23%

  1. NRS: Numerical rating scale