Table II.
Pearson correlations among QST variables at 47°C and 49°C and clinical pain intensity
TS (47°C 49°C) |
First pain rating (47°C 49°C) |
Fifth pain rating (47°C 49°C) |
Tolerance | PPacromion | PPmasseter | C.Pain | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean at 47°C | 0.10 | 0.94** | 0.96** | −0.55** | −0.34* | −0.27 | 0.44** |
Mean at 49°C | −0.14 | 0.97** | 0.97** | −0.49** | −0.38* | −0.34* | 0.27 |
TS at 47°C | −0.29* | 0.44** | −0.33* | −0.12 | −0.34* | 0.25 | |
TS at 49°C | −0.18 | 0.27 | −0.43** | −0.22 | −0.31* | 0.22 | |
First pain rating 47°C | 0.73** | −0.37** | −0.26 | −0.14 | 0.36** | ||
First pain rating 49°C | 0.75** | −0.44** | −0.33* | −0.25 | 0.30* | ||
Fifth pain rating 47°C | −0.56** | −0.30* | −0.33* | 0.46** | |||
Fifth pain rating 49°C | −0.59** | −0.40** | −0.39** | 0.34* | |||
Tolerance | 0.54** | 0.43** | −0.38** | ||||
PPacromion | 0.64** | −0.35** | |||||
PPmasseter | −0.28* |
Correlation is significant at the .005 level
Correlation is significant at the .001 level
Mean: Mean pain ratings
PP: Pressure pain
C. Pain: Clinical pain intensity