Table 3.

Relationships between PPT and PCS pain measures and time to Borg-8 (*statistically significant at p < 0.05; **statistically significant at p < 0.01)

Change in PPT and time to Borg-8
		Pearson’s correlations	Significance
UT	Entire group	0.27	p = 0.170
	Men	0.52	p = 0.058
	Women	− 0.06	p = 0.84
AD	Entire group	0.32	p = 0.10
	Men	0.66*	p = 0.01
	Women	0.15	p = 0.6
Pre-fatigue PCS Scores and time to Borg-8
		Spearman’s rho	Significance
Total (all 13 items)	Entire group	− 0.41*	p = 0.032
	Men	− 0.17	p = 0.57
	Women	− 0.60*	p = 0.025
Magnification (items 6, 7, and 13)	Entire group	− 0.31	p = 0.114
	Men	− 0.33	p = 0.244
	Women	− 0.44	p = 0.119
Helplessness (items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 12)	Entire group	− 0.50**	p = 0.007
	Men	− 0.13	p = 0.657
	Women	− 0.54*	p = 0.047
Rumination (items 8, 9, 10, and 11)	Entire group	− 0.29	p = 0.141
	Men	− 0.06	p = 0.841
	Women	− 0.46	p = 0.102