Table 4.

Correlation among measurements of muscle damage, muscle pain, and mood states.

	CK	IL6	Cortisol	Pain	PPT	Anger	Confusion	Depression	Fatigue	Tension	Vigor	TMD
CK	–
IL6	0.248*	–
Cortisol	−0.090	0.391**	–
Pain	−0.053	0.452**	0.574**	–
PPT	−0.050	−0.012	−0.110	−0.371**	–
Anger	−0.170	0.188	0.369**	0.526**	−0.342**	–
Confusion	−0.192	0.161	0.473**	0.669**	−0.445**	0.702**	–
Depression	−0.227*	0.140	0.414**	0.539**	−0.325**	0.903**	0.756**	–
Fatigue	0.078	0.298**	0.390**	0.708**	−0.462**	0.462**	0.699**	0.503**	–
Tension	−0.228*	0.124	0.434**	0.539**	−0.312**	0.823**	0.863**	0.860**	0.525**	–
Vigor	0.153	0.032	−0.020	−0.137	−0.023	−0.033	−0.050	−0.084	−0.185	0.036	–
TMD	−0.168	0.210*	0.470**	0.709**	−0.431**	0.831**	0.906**	0.876**	0.795**	0.874**	−0.262**	–

CK, Creatine kinase; IL-6, Interleukin-6; PPT, Pressure pain threshold; TMD, Total mood disturbance.

^*P < 0.05;

^**P < 0.01.