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Table 2 Comparison of post-procedural pain of patients in the endoscopic rubber band ligation and endoscopic foam sclerobanding groups

Visual analogue scale	Total patients, n = 195	ERBL, n = 97	EFSB, n = 98	P value
T11
None-mild, ≤ 2	103 (52.8)	39 (40.2)	64 (65.3)	0.001
Moderate, 3-6	90 (46.2)	56 (57.7)	34 (34.7)
Severe, ≥ 7	2 (1.0)	2 (2.1)	0 (0)
T22
None-mild, ≤ 2	175 (89.7)	85 (87.6)	90 (91.8)	0.232
Moderate, 3-6	20 (10.3)	12 (12.4)	8 (8.2)
Severe, ≥ 7	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)

¹T1: 24 hours post-procedure.

²T2: 1 week post-procedure.

Count data are percentages and analysed using the χ² test.