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Table 2.

Coping Strategies Questionnaire Mean Subscale Scores

Coping strategy	White	African American	P value	Race β-coefficient^a (95% CI^b)	P value
Diverting attention	2.06	2.33	0.02	0.21 (−0.04, 0.45)	0.09
Reinterpreting pain	2.02	2.17	0.12	0.08 (−0.14, 0.30)	0.47
Catastrophizing	3.15	3.44	<0.01	0.01 (−0.20, 0.22)	0.92
Ignoring sensations	2.84	2.70	0.21	0.10 (−0.14, 0.33)	0.43
Hoping and praying	2.78	3.73	<0.01	0.74 (0.50, 0.99)	<0.01
Coping self-statements	3.85	3.85	1.00	0.11 (−0.09, 0.31)	0.28
Increasing behavioral activities	3.43	3.21	0.03	−0.07 (−0.30, 0.15)	0.52

Controlling for age, education, income, Western Ontario and McMaster Osteoarthritis Index score, Short Form-12 mental component summary score, and study site

Confidence interval