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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Biol Psychiatry. 2012 Mar 13;72(3):198–206. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.01.033

Table 4.

Pain, Attachment, Anxiety and Well-Being Measures

Females Males
GG (n=10) GC/CC (n=18) tb P Valueb GG (n=8) GC/CC (n=14) tb P Valueb
Scanning Measures#
Average VAS (0 to 20 minutes) 31.03 ± 11.89 38.29 ± 12.80 −1.47 0.15 33.75 ± 10.55 32.34 ± 9.08 0.33 0.75
Total volume (mL) of hypertonic saline solution 2.91 ± 1.26 2.50 ± 1.38 0.79 0.44 2.71 ± 1.04 2.68 ± 1.16 0.57 0.96
Average VAS / Total Volume (0 to 20 minutes) 2.04 ± 3.28 2.49 ± 2.25 −0.43 0.67 1.57 ± 1.01 1.69 ± 1.37 −0.23 0.82
Overall Pain Intensity 39.80 ± 11.75 49.17 ± 11.27 −2.08 0.05* 43.13 ± 15.80 40.57 ± 9.65 0.47 0.64
Overall Pain Unpleasantness 46.50 ± 22.12 48.61 ± 16.52 −0.29 0.78 47.50 ± 11.95 42.79 ± 14.26 0.79 0.44
Total MPQ 26.20 ± 8.07 22.94 ± 7.75 1.05 0.30 26.50 ± 11.51 24.79 ± 13.53 0.30 0.77
MPQ Sensory 15.90 ± 5.88 15.39 ± 5.60 0.23 0.82 16.75 ± 6.36 16.14 ± 8.87 0.17 0.87
MPQ Affect 2.70 ± 1.83 1.17 ± 1.86 2.11 0.05* 2.13 ± 4.22 1.57 ± 2.10 0.42 0.68
Δ PANAS Negative Affect (Baseline – Pain) 0.40 ± 1.51 −1.06 ± 3.13 1.38 0.18 −3.63 ± 6.89 −1.21 ± 3.53 −1.10 0.38
Δ PANAS Positive Affect (Baseline – Pain) −1.20 ± 2.86 −0.67 ± 3.58 −0.40 0.69 −0.50 ± 3.25 1.14 ± 3.63 −1.06 0.30
STAI State 36.60 ± 4.14 35.59 ± 8.91 0.34 0.74 31.00 ± 5.60 36.17 ± 14.03 −0.70 0.49
Attachment, Anxiety and Well-Being Measures##
Attachment Avoidance 44.33 ± 20.66 50.67 ± 20.10 −0.77 0.45 41.75 ± 20.20 49.21 ± 22.85 −0.77 0.45
Attachment Anxiety 47.22 ± 15.96 63.22 ± 19.62 −2.12 0.05* 54.75 ± 16.33 54.93 ± 18.00 −0.02 0.98
STAI Trait 29.33 ± 6.52 35.83 ± 7.29 −2.26 0.03* 33.63 ± 8.47 36.21 ± 12.47 −0.52 0.61
Emotional Well-Being Total 23.78 ± 2.49 20.11 ± 3.94 2.54 0.02* 20.88 ± 1.25 18.57 ± 4.45 1.82 0.09
Social Well-Being Total 81.22 ± 4.18 76.50 ± 13.37 1.03 0.32 79.50 ± 9.90 78.36 ± 13.86 0.20 0.84
Psychological Well-Being Total 110.11 ± 8.22 103.44 ± 13.99 1.56 0.13 107.38 ± 15.16 101.50 ± 20.58 0.70 0.49
a

Data are expressed as mean (SD)

b

Calculated using 2-sample t tests for differences between genotype

*

Significant differences detected between genotype groups

#

1 GC/GG Female, 2 GC/CC Males and 4 GG Males did not complete the STAI State measure.

##

1 GG Female did not complete the additional attachment, anxiety and well-being measures.