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Trajectories of worst pain by gender (A), average preoperative pain intensity prior to surgery (B), and worst preoperative pain intensity (C) from before surgery until postoperative day 4. Higher/lower differences in Fig 4 B to C were calculated based on 1 standard deviation above/below the mean. The coefficients are adjusted for all other variables in the model.
