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. 2013 Jul 31;8(7):e67485. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0067485

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