Table 2. Emotional and cardiac effects of the experimental stressor (TSST).

	HC (n = 10)	FMS (n = 13)
HR_T1	75.56±3.29	74.62±8.14
HR_T2	86.56±17.02	96.15±18.47
HR_T3	78.33±15.84	74.62±9.47
HR_T4	76.78±16.4	73.69±9.62
GLM	F = 2.12; p = .13	F =  18.15; p<.001
SVB_T1	13.89±4.81	20.31±8.25
SVB_T2	19.56±10.76	28.69±16.56
SVB_T3	15.00±2.74	23.31±9.56
SVB_T4	14.44±4.72	19.54±8.00
GLM	F = 2.81; p = .12	F = 3.72; p = .06
VAS_anxiety T1	25.67±19.95	41.77±28.57
VAS_anxiety T2	15.33±18.93	47.62±25.17
VAS_anxiety T3	4.33±5.92	26.92±20.92
GLM	F = 6.27; p = .01	F = 4.19; p = .03
VAS_clinical pain T1	N.a.	34.23±20.31
VAS_clinical pain T2	N.a.	45.54±22.94
VAS_clinical pain T3	N.a.	42.15±25.51
GLM		F = 3.35; p = .052

HR  =  heart rate, SVB  =  sympathovagal balance, VAS  =  visual analogue scale.