Sociodemographic characteristics of study population
| Characteristic | EMLA group (n=69) | DPNB group (n=69) | P value |
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Age group (d) | |||
| 1–7 | 12 (7.4) | 9 (13.0) | 0.120 |
| 8–14 | 29 (42.0) | 41 (59.4) | |
| 15–21 | 17 (24.6) | 15 (21.8) | |
| 22–28 | 11 (15.9) | 4 (5.8) | |
| Age (d)* | 15.275±6.721 | 13.681±5.465 | 0.129 |
| Gestational age group (wk)* | |||
| Preterm | 13 (18.8) | 5 (7.2) | 0.075 |
| Term | 56 (81.2) | 64 (92.8) | |
| Mean gestational age (wk)* | 37.84±1.960 | 38.13±1.985 | 0.386 |
| Weight (kg)* | 2.906±0.155 | 2.896±0.183 | 0.726 |
| Duration of circumcision (min)* | 7.579±0.7397 | 7.816±1.668 | 0.281 |
*Data are presented as Mean±SD.
DPNB, dorsal penile nerve block; EMLA, eutectic mixture of local anesthetics; SD, Standard deviation.