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. 2025 May 13;166(9):e212–e232. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003606

Table 6.

Statistical analysis using a repeated measures 2-way analysis of variance or 3-way analysis of variance of ensure food acquisition of data presented in Figure 6.

Figure 6 F (DFn, DFd) P
Ensure food
 Figure 6B
FR1
Reinforcers
Both sexes
Time F (6, 129) = 23.25 P < 0.0001****
Pain F (1, 22) = 1.439 P = 0.2431
Interaction F (6, 129) = 0.2529 P = 0.9573
Reinforcers
Males
Time F (3.176, 31.76) = 11.72 P < 0.0001****
Pain F (1, 10) = 2.287 P = 0.1614
Interaction F (6, 60) = 0.2059 P = 0.9736
Reinforcers
Females
Time F (2.741, 26.04) = 11.21 P < 0.0001****
Pain F (1, 10) = 0.1585 P = 0.6989
Interaction F (6, 57) = 1.219 P = 0.3099
 Figure 6C FR1 Nose pokes Time F (9, 99) = 28.08 P < 0.0001****
Nose poke F (1, 11) = 91.29 P < 0.0001****
Pain F (1, 11) = 0.2100 P = 0.6557
Time × nose poke F (9, 99) = 7.760 P < 0.0001****
Time × pain F (9, 99) = 0.8956 P = 0.5323
Nose poke × pain F (1, 11) = 2.026 P = 0.1824
Time × nose poke × pain F (9, 25) = 0.7876 P = 0.6301
 Figure 6D
Intersession cumulative reinforcers
AUC Day 3 t = 2.934, df = 18 P = 0.0089***
Day 5 t = 2.970, df = 19 P = 0.0079**
Day 5
Males
Time × pain F (120, 2520) = 2.111 P < 0.0001****
Time F (2.317, 48.65) = 56.78 P < 0.0001****
Pain F (1, 21) = 4.227 P = 0.0524
Day 5
Females
Time × pain F (120, 2520) = 1.330 P = 0.0109*
Time F (2.311, 48.53) = 49.66 P < 0.0001****
Pain F (1, 21) = 2.648 P = 0.1186
 Figure 6E FR3 Reinforcers
Both sexes
Time × pain F (4, 107) = 0.3334 P = 0.8550
Time F (2.196, 46.65) = 1.917 P = 0.1548
Pain F (1, 22) = 0.04718 P = 0.8300
Nose poke
Both sexes
Time F (7, 77) = 0.4868 P = 0.8414
Nose poke F (1, 11) = 1137 P < 0.0001****
Pain F (1, 11) = 0.9074 P = 0.3613
Time × nose poke F (7, 77) = 1.619 P = 0.1428
Time × pain F (7, 77) = 0.6145 P = 0.7423
Nose poke × pain F (1, 11) = 1.047 P = 0.3282
Time × nose poke × pain F (7, 7) = 0.7977 P = 0.6134
 Figure 6F
Progressive ratio
Break point Pain F (1, 20) = 0.1870 P = 0.6701
Sex F (1, 20) = 0.7723 P = 0.3899
Pain × sex F (1, 20) = 0.2384 P = 0.6307
 Figure 6G
FR1 reversal
Reinforcers Time × pain F (9, 178) = 0.7763 P = 0.6385
Time F (1.925, 38.07) = 2.221 P = 0.1241
Pain F (1, 22) = 1.412 P = 0.2474
Nose pokes Time F (9, 99) = 52.85 P < 0.0001****
Nose poke F (1, 11) = 153.9 P < 0.0001****
Pain F (1, 11) = 0.05763 P = 0.8147
Time × nose poke F (9, 99) = 67.80 P < 0.0001****
Time × pain F (9, 99) = 1.014 P = 0.4341
Nose poke × pain F (1, 11) = 0.2603 P = 0.6200
Time × nose poke × pain F (9, 59) = 1.344 P = 0.2348
Magazine
Entries
Time × pain F (10, 174) = 0.6821 P = 0.7402
Time F (4.484, 78.03) = 8.614 P < 0.0001****
Pain F (1, 22) = 0.3819 P = 0.5430

An unpaired t test was used for area under the curve (AUC) data. Cumulative reinforcers were analyzed by a repeated measures 2-way repeated ANOVA. P values are provided for each of the factors (time, pain, and appropriate interactions) for active and inactive nose pokes, and number of reinforcers earned. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001, ****P < 0.0001.

AUC, area under the curve; FR, fixed ratio.