Table 2.
Mean raw scores for subcategories of the Autonomic Symptom Profile and Validation Scales.
Chronic pelvic pain (n = 16) | Control (n = 15) | P-value1 | |
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Vasomotor | 5.5 ± 4.0 | 0.5 ± 2.1 | < 0.001 |
Secretomotor disorder | 3.6 ± 2.5 | 0.7 ± 0.3 | < 0.001 |
Gastroparesis | 1.8 ± 1.5 | 0.1 ± 0.3 | < 0.001 |
Orthostatic intolerance | 6.0 ± 3.2 | 2.2 ± 2.6 | < 0.001 |
Constipation | 2.7 ± 2.2 | 0.7 ± 1.0 | < 0.01 |
Bladder dysfunction | 2.5 ± 2.5 | 0.6 ± 0.7 | < 0.01 |
Pupillomotor | 3.2 ± 2.1 | 1.5 ± 1.9 | < 0.05 |
Autonomic diarrhea | 1.0 ± 1.2 | 0.5 ± 0.6 | NS |
Sleep disorder | 1.0 ± 2.0 | 1.7 ± 3.0 | NS |
Syncope | 0.1 ± 0.5 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | NS |
Total | 27.4 ± 9.0 | 8.5 ± 5.4 | <0.000001 |
Validation scales | |||
Under scoring | 0.6 ± 1.2 | 1.1 ± 1.3 | NS |
Over scoring/psychosomatic | 0.3 ± 0.7 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | NS |
P-values were determined using one-way analysis of variance.