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. 2002 Apr 25;3:12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-3-12

Table 4.

Explained variance in pain by (backward) regression analysis in femalepatients with fibromyalgia and female controls

Fibromyalgia (N = 22) Controls (N = 13)
Pain Model Adj. r2 t-score p-value Adj. r2 t-score p-value

Evaluative Model 0.00 0.00

Affective Model 0.38 0.014
EPQ-N 2.69 0.015
Baseline cortisol -2.72 0.014
Δ systBT 2.04 0.057 0.36 2.76 0.019

Sensoric Model 0.47 0.004
EPQ-N 2.32 0.033 0.49 3.59 0.004
Baseline cortisol -2.56 0.020
Δ cortisol -1.74 0.099
Δ systBT 3.00 0.008

Total Model 0.42 0.005
EPQ-N 2.36 0.030 0.36 7.68 0.018
Baseline cortisol -2.68 0.015
Δ systBT 2.79 0.012

Adj. r2: adjusted r2, Δ systBT: systolic blood pressure after 90 minutes – baseline systolic blood pressure, Δ cortisol: cortisol level after 90 minutes – baseline cortisol