Table 1.
Demographic, QST, and psychological characteristics for the total sample.
| Total Sample (n = 27) | Mean ± SD or % |
|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | |
| Age (years) | 22.88 ± 4.76 |
| Sex (% female) | 70% |
| Race American Indian Asian Black White |
2.8% 7.7% 7.7% 80.8% |
| Ethnicity (% Hispanic) | 40.7% |
| QST characteristics | |
| HPT temperature forearm | 42.41 ± 2.64 |
| HPT temperature trapezius | 42.45 ± 2.93 |
| TS | 4.67 ± 11.39 |
| PPT forearm | 355.96 ± 233.50 |
| PPT trapezius | 346.40 ± 194.58 |
| PPTol forearm | 531.04 ± 213.68 |
| PPTol trapezius | 524.28 ± 202.66 |
| Psychological characteristics | |
| PASS | 26.25 ± 17.69 |
| BRS | 3.67 ± 0.56 |
| FPQ | 25.85 ± 4.97 |
| PCS | 13.81 ± 9.64 |
Note: HPT = heat pain threshold recorded in degrees Celsius, TS = temporal summation, PPT = pressure pain threshold recorded in kilopascals, PPTol = pressure pain tolerance recorded in kilopascals, PASS = Pain Anxiety Symptom Scale, BRS = Brief Resilience Scale, FPQ = Fear of Pain Questionnaire, PCS = Pain Catastrophizing Scale.