Table 4. Potential predictors of placebo Tylenol response using pain threshold as outcome.
Univariate Model | Multivariate Model | |||
Variable | Coef. | P-val | Coef. | P-val |
Sham acupuncture Score Change | 0.13 | 0.34 | 0.15 | 0.40 |
Electroacupuncture Score Change | 0.03 | 0.80 | 0.05 | 0.69 |
Rest Score Change | −0.13 | 0.28 | −0.13 | 0.45 |
Electroacupuncture Expectancy | −0.09 | 0.40 | −0.01 | 0.95 |
Sham acupuncture Expectancy | 0.00 | 0.99 | 0.00 | 0.98 |
Placebo Tylenol Expectancy | 0.05 | 0.63 | 0.12 | 0.38 |
Rest Expectancy | −0.12 | 0.31 | −0.16 | 0.36 |
Age | 0.03 | 0.67 | 0.05 | 0.62 |
Male | 0.21 | 0.64 | 0.30 | 0.63 |
Optimism | −0.01 | 0.90 | 0.01 | 0.89 |