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. 2015 Oct 6;473(12):3894–3902. doi: 10.1007/s11999-015-4575-4

Table 4.

Mean scores and CI by regional body pain groups

Questionnaire Regional body pain diagram group Pairwise comparisons
None Low (1–2) High (≥ 3) p value trend None vs low None vs high Low vs high
WOMAC physical function (n = 260) 0.001
 Adjusted mean (SE) 43 (3) 48 (2) 53 (3) Difference −5 −10 −5
 95% CI 37–50 43–53 48–58 95% CI −11 to 2 −17 to −3 −11 to 1
p value* 0.22 0.003 0.09
WOMAC pain (n = 260) 0.001
 Mean (SE) 40 (3) 43 (2) 49 (3) Difference −3 −10 −6
 95% CI 33–46 38–48 44–55 95% CI −10 to 3 −17 to −2 −12 to 0
p value * 0.60 0.004 0.03
MHI-5 (n = 259) 0.002
 Mean (SE) 68 (4) 66 (3) 58 (3) Difference 2 10 8
 95% CI 61–75 61–72 52–64 95% CI −5 to 9 2–18 2–14
p value * 1.00 0.006 0.006
Pain Catastrophizing Scale (n = 219) 0.002
 Mean (SE) 9 (2) 12 (2) 16 (2) Difference −2 −6 −4
 95% CI 5–14 8–15 12–19 95% CI −7 to 2 −11 to −2 −8 to 0
p value* 0.58 0.005 0.04

MHI-5 = five-item Mental Health Index; * adjusted for multiple comparisons using Bonferroni method.