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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pain Med. 2010 Jul 27;11(9):1373–1380. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2010.00922.x

Table 2.

Left vs. Right Pain and Psychological Symptoms by Gender

MEN
Variable Left (n=98) Right (n=91) Sig.
BPI Items (mean ±sd)
Interference with Mood 6.1 ± 2.9 5.0 ± 2.9 p=.015
Interference with Enjoyment of Life 7.0 ± 2.5 6.3 ± 3.0 p=.12
HADS Scores (mean ±sd)
Anxiety Score 8.5 ± 4.6 7.6 ± 4.5 p=.21
Depression Score 8.6 ± 4.2 6.9 ± 4.1 p=.007
Total Negative Affective Symptoms 17.1 ± 8.1 14.5 ± 7.9 p=.034
WOMEN
Variable Left (n=126) Right (n=125) Sig.
BPI Items (mean ±sd)
Interference with Mood 6.2 ± 2.8 5.9 ± 2.7 p=.43
Interference with Enjoyment of Life 6.8 ± 2.5 6.9 ± 2.7 p=.87
HADS Scores (mean ±sd)
Anxiety Score 8.8 ± 4.1 8.5 ± 4.5 p=.65
Depression Score 8.3 ± 3.8 7.8 ± 3.9 p=.26
Total Negative Affective Symptoms 17.1 ± 6.9 16.3 ± 7.7 p=.39