Baseline demographic status of 15 healthy, pain-free women and 15 healthy, pain-free age-matched men, i.e. before injection of any of the substances.
Anxiety, Pain
Data in the table are expressed as a median (interquartile range; IQR: 75th percentile minus 25th percentile). PSS-10 = Perceived Stress ScalePHQ-9 = Patient Health Questionnaire 9PCS = Pain Catastrophizing ScaleGAD-7 = Generalized Anxiety DisorderPHQ-15 = Patient Health Questionnaire 15Milk chocolate was considered the favorite kind of chocolate for 27 out of 30 (14 men and 13 women) participants on a scale from 1 to 3, with a mean score of 2.73 points. White chocolate had a mean score of 2.40 points, while dark chocolate was the least favored, with a mean score of 1.87 points.