Table 3.
Pearson Correlations Between Clinical Outcomes and QST Measurements
| Cuff MMHG |
Mean Cuff Intensity Ratings |
Cuff Temporal Summation |
Cuff Aftersensations |
Mean Probe Intensity Ratings |
Probe Temporal Summation |
Probe Aftersensations |
Catastrophizing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | −.035 | −.020 | .135* | −.037 | −.041 | .005 | −.089 | .126* |
| Opioid Use | .129* | −.070 | −.015 | −.039 | −.126* | −.081 | .028 | .223** |
| Pain At Visit |
−.104 | .011 | −.062 | .055 |
.088 |
.161** | .099 | .313** |
| Mean Low Back Pain in Last Week |
−.084 | .159* | .050 | .147* | .133 | .096 | .111 | .374** |
| Depression | −.053 | −.056 | .006 | .131 | .077 | .086 | −.003 | .601** |
| Catastrophizing | −.262** | .126 | .209** | .233** | .183** | .166** | .118 | 1.00 |
*
p<.05
**
p<.01