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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pain. 2018 Aug;159(8):1494–1507. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001232

Table 2.

Clinical, Behavioral, and Psychological Measures.

Patients Controls P-Value
N Mean±sd N Mean±sd
Age 17 48.1±9.6 15 48.1±10.2 0.997
Positive Affect (PANAS) 17 26.4±8.5 15 36.4±5.4 < 0.001
Negative Affect (PANAS) 17 21.2±8.0 15 13.1±4.1 0.001
Behavioral Reward (BAS) 16 20.4±2.6 14 20.4±2.9 0.873
Behavioral Drive (BAS) 16 13.8±3.6 14 13.7±3.9 0.873
Behavioral Fun (BAS) 16 13.3±2.8 14 14.6±2.3 0.873
Behavioral Inhibition (BIS) 16 28.2±3.5 14 21.1±6.0 0.019
Mood Disturbance (POMS) 17 21.6±15.8 15 −4.5±8.6 < 0.001
Fatigue (PROMIS) 17 65.5±8.0 15 48±6.5 < 0.001
Trait Anxiety (STAI) 17 49.7±8.5 15 34.9±8.3 < 0.001
State Anxiety (STAI) 17 41.4±7.0 15 27.1±7.5 < 0.001
Depression (BDI) 17 15.8±8.9 15 2.3±3.1 < 0.001
Number of Pain Areas (FAF) 17 13.9±3.9 15 1.5±2.0 < 0.001
Pain Severity (BPI) 17 5.7±2.1 15 0.4±1.0 < 0.001
Pain Interference (BPI) 17 36.9±19.5 15 3.5±6.4 < 0.001

Participant counts for each measure differ from the total number of participants (patients N=17, controls N=15) because some participants did not complete all questionnaires. Abbreviations: PANAS, Positive and Negative Affect Schedule; BIS/BAS, Behavioral Inhibition System/Behavioral Activation System; PROMIS, Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System; STAI, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory; FAF, Fibromyalgia Assessment Form; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; POMS, Profile of Mood States; BPI, Brief Pain Inventory; sd, standard deviation. Data are presented for descriptive purposes only, therefore significance values (P-Value) shown are not corrected for multiple comparisons.