Table 5.
Depressive disorders and pain in the analyzed period of time, mean (SD)
| Assessment | VAS | Cervical discopathy | Statistical resultsa | Lumbar discopathy | Statistical resultsa | Difference between groups (cervical/lumbar discopathy)b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | 0 (0.0) | t=0.179 | 0 (0.0) | t=0.088 | |
| p=0.223 | p=0.302 | |||||
| II | 13.25 (13.51) | 9 (8.26) | t= −0.582 | |||
| p=0.561 | ||||||
| III | 11.78 (5.79) | 12.32 (6.42) | t=0.447 | |||
| p=0.655 | ||||||
| IV | 17 (12.61) | 12.53 (6.68) | t= −0.968 | |||
| p=0.333 | ||||||
| 2 | I | 6.5 (7.5) | t=0.443 | 4.42 (2.64) | t=0.361 | t=0.000 |
| p=0.002 | p=0.000 | p=1.000 | ||||
| II | 6.5 (5.25) | 7.6 (5.97) | t=0.817 | |||
| p=0.414 | ||||||
| III | 13.88 (7.97) | 9.53 (5.09) | t= −1.942 | |||
| p=0.054 | ||||||
| IV | 7 (2.83) | 12.78 (5.59) | t=1.311 | |||
| p=0.190 | ||||||
| 3 | I | 0 (0.0) | t=0.249 | 3.45 (3.24) | t=0.563 | t=0.000 |
| p=0.149 | p=0.000 | p=1.000 | ||||
| II | 10.05 (7.62) | 8.18 (6.94) | t= −1.036 | |||
| p=0.300 | ||||||
| III | 11 (10.34) | 12.79 (7.52) | t=0.995 | |||
| p=0.320 | ||||||
| IV | 20.5 (17.99) | 20.4 (5.82) | t= −0.071 | |||
| p=0.994 |
Notes:
a
Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient;
b
Mann–Whitney U test. Significant p-values are in bold.
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; VAS, Visual Analog Scale.