Table 5 Association of socio-demographic factors with anxiety, pain and overall acceptability of thermal ablation

 30–39

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 40–49

0.47 (0.21–1.05)

0.7 (0.26–1.84)

0.22 (0.07–0.67)

0.74 (0.29–1.9)

2.3 (1.16–4.54)

1.31 (0.56–3.06)

 Unschooled/primary education

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 Secondary / tertiary

3.35 (1.12–9.98)

2.2 (0.68–7.16)

10.22 (1.34–77.72)

2.39 (0.76–7.57)

0.22 (0.08–0.59)

0.37 (0.13–1.06)

 Single/divorced/widow

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 Married/in a relationship

1.67 (0.55–5.04)

–

2.48 (0.56–11.04)

–

0.34 (0.12–1.01)

0.35 (0.11–1.13)

 Housewife

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 Employee/Independent/Farmer

3.39 (0.77–14.93)

2.9 (0.64–13.11)

4.84 (0.63–37.25)

–

0.39 (0.13–1.17)

0.44 (0.14–1.38)

 Other (unemployed, student)

6.83 (0.99–47.04)

3.18 (0.41–24.54)

3.64 (0.21–62.93)

–

0.21 (0.04–1.00)

0.38 (0.07–2.09)

 1–5

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 > 5

1.68 (0.63–4.51)

–

1.07 (0.3–3.87)

–

0.46 (0.2–1.06)

0.45 (0.18–1.14)

 0–1

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 2–5

0.43 (0.17–1.12)

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0.1 (0.03–0.31)

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2.03 (0.85–4.83)

1.42 (0.54–3.76)

 > 5

0.22 (0.07–0.74)

 -

0.16 (0.05–0.53)

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2.48 (0.93–6.65)

1.05 (0.31–3.53)

 No

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 Yes

2.05 (0.94–4.49)

1.09 (0.42–2.85)

3.49 (1.3–9.35)

1.23 (0.49–3.09)

0.36 (0.18–0.7)

0.53 (0.23–1.24)

 1

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 > 1

0.63 (0.2–1.92)

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2.83 (0.82–9.84)

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1.39 (0.55–3.53)

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