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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pain. 2009 Oct 22;11(2):172. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2009.07.006

Table 1.

Mean ± standard deviation of psychological variables and stimulus parameters the subjects at baseline.

Female (n=26) Male (n=9) p
Session Specific Measures
Fear 13.7 ± 12.7 16.4 ± 9.4 0.810
Anxiety 11.2 ± 13.1 12.1 ± 6.5 1.000
Threat 6.8 ± 9.1 10.0 ± 6.8 0.565
Challenge 16.4 ± 15.0 20.4 ± 12.9 0.565
Ratings of thermal stimuli
Rating of 45°C 21.9 ± 20.4 19.0 ± 13.1 0.028
Rating of 47°C 21.0 ± 19.2 23.7 ± 18.3 0.090
Rating of 49°C 31.3 ± 20.3 28.1 ± 18.8 0.446
Rating of 51°C 37.8 ± 22.4 37.3 ± 21.4 0.271