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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Health Psychol. 2013 Oct 22;20(4):369–379. doi: 10.1177/1359105313502564

Table 2.

Hierarchical regressions of individual and incremental contributions of somatization and trait anxiety.

Variable R2 R2 change F β t % Unique variance
Regressions assessing individual contributions of variables
Maximum pain report (0–100 mm VAS)
Trait anxiety regression 0.13 3.82*
Step 1 Sex 0.16 1.44
Step 2 GI inflammation 0.13 1.19
Step 3 Trait anxiety 0.09 0.30 2.75* 8.64
Somatization regression 0.17 5.25*
Step 1 Sex 0.17 1.64
Step 2 GI inflammation 0.04 0.38
Step 3 Somatization 0.13 0.37 3.41* 12.67
Number of pain episodes
Trait anxiety regression 0.11 3.09*
Step 1 Sex 0.17 1.53
Step 2 GI inflammation 0.03 0.31
Step 3 Trait anxiety 0.07 0.27 2.50* 7.29
Somatization regression 0.20 6.16*
Step 1 Sex 0.18 1.75
Step 2 GI inflammation −0.06 −0.59
Step 3 Somatization 0.16 0.41 3.89* 16.00
Regressions assessing incremental value of trait anxiety
Maximum pain report (0–100 mm VAS) 0.20 4.56*
Step 1 Sex 0.17 1.66
GI inflammation 0.06 0.56
Step 2 Somatization 0.21 0.29 2.43* 6.30
Step 3 Trait anxiety 0.01 0.17 1.50 2.40
Number of pain episodes 0.21 4.86*
Step 1 Sex 0.18 1.76
GI inflammation −0.05 −0.47
Step 2 Somatization 0.21 0.36 3.05* 9.86
Step 3 Trait anxiety 0.00 0.11 0.99 1.04

VAS: visual analog scale; GI: gastrointestinal.

R2 change is provided for trait anxiety and somatization.

*

p < .05.