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Published in final edited form as: Clin J Pain. 2014 Feb;30(2):10.1097/AJP.0b013e318287a2a4. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e318287a2a4

Table 3.

Correlations between sensitization indexes and relevant demographic, clinical, and psychological variables.

	PSI	CSI-PPT	CSI-SHPR
CSI-PPT	.239
CSI-SHPR	−.047	−.214
Age	−.257	−.198	−.055
Sex	.138	.320	−.230
Pain duration	−.018	−.064	.019
Pain intensity	−.229	−.217	.116
FPQ-9	−.252	−.204	−.033
PCS	−.172	−.309	−.015
TSK-11	−.235	−.334^*	.022

Values are Pearson’s correlation.

Significant association between variables (p < 0.015). Pain intensity is the average of pain reported currently, at least, and at worst.

Abbreviations: CSI-PPT – Central Sensitization Index (averaged pressure pain threshold at acromion), CSI-SHPR – Central Sensitization Index (averaged suprathreshold heat pain response), FPQ-9 – Fear of Pain Questionnaire, PCS0000 – Pain Catastrophizing Scale, PSI – Peripheral Sensitization Index, TSK-11 – Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia.