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. 2013 Sep 20;7:521–529. doi: 10.2174/1874325001307010521

Table 3.

Correlations Between Both Subjective (Average RAPA Score) and Objective (Physical Activity Intensity (g/hr)) Physical Activity and the Multi-Location CPT Recordings

Current Perception Threshold (CPT)
Affected Side Unaffected Side Dominant Side
Pain Test
Level
Physical
Activity
Measure
Statistic Paraspinal
(C2)
Upper Trapezius
(C7) 
Paraspinal
(C2) 
Upper Trapezius (C7) Tibialis
Anterior
5 Hz 2000 Hz 5 Hz 2000 Hz 5 Hz 2000 Hz 5 Hz 2000 Hz 5 Hz 2000 Hz
Pain
Threshold
Accelerometer (g/hr) Pearson's
Correlation
-0.09 -0.04 -0.37* -0.10 -0.15 -0.41* -0.24 -0.17 0.10 -0.01
p-value 0.76 0.87 0.15 0.70 0.50 0.04** 0.26 0.42 0.53 0.95
Mean daily RAPA Pearson's
Correlation
0.15 0.65* 0.20 0.35* -0.04 0.03 0.13 0.20 -0.05 0.05
p-value 0.59 0.01** 0.46 0.19 0.84 0.88 0.54 0.36 0.79 0.75
Pain
Tolerance
Accelerometer (g/hr) Pearson's
Correlation
-0.14 0.42* -0.22 0.16 0.08 -0.07 -0.24 -0.01 0.05 0.16
p-value 0.62 0.10 0.41 0.55 0.72 0.75 0.25 0.95 0.77 0.34
Mean daily RAPA Pearson's
Correlation
0.40* 0.55* 0.27 0.19 0.02 0.06 0.19 0.07 0.03 0.03
p-value 0.13 0.03** 0.32 0.48 0.92 0.77 0.37 0.76 0.87 0.86
*

Indicates moderate or strong correlation (r ≥ 3), **indicates p < 0.05.