Table 5.
Comparison between participants with and without neuropathic-like pain symptoms on psychological variables
| Unadjusted |
Partially Adjusted |
Fully Adjusted |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NP (N = 32) | Non-NP (N = 152) | NP (N = 32) | Non-NP (N = 152) | NP (N = 32) | Non-NP (N = 152) | ||
| Characteristics | n/N | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) |
| Psychological variables | |||||||
| Pain catastrophizing (0–6) | 32/151 | 2.5 (1.5) | 1.1 (1.1)** | 2.1 (1.5) | 1.2 (1.1)** | 1.8 (1.5) | 1.3 (1.1)* |
| Somatic Symptom Severity Scale | 32/152 | 11.0 (4.5) | 7.2 (3.5)** | 10.5 (4.5) | 7.3 (3.5)** | 10.0 (4.5) | 7.4 (3.5)** |
| PROMIS Anxiety | 30/149 | 56.5 (9.8) | 49.8 (8.9)** | 55.5 (9.8) | 50.0 (8.9)** | 54.8 (9.8) | 50.2 (8.9)* |
| PROMIS Depression | 30/150 | 55.3 (10.2) | 46.8 (8.6)** | 54.2 (10.2) | 47.0 (8.6)** | 53.1 (10.2) | 47.2 (8.6)** |
Fully adjusted = included all partially adjusted covariates (site, age, education, race group, body mass index), in addition to the Graded Chronic Pain Scale pain intensity; NP = neuropathic-like pain; partially adjusted = covariates were site, age, education, race group, and body mass index; PROMIS = Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System; unadjusted = no covariates were included in analyses.
*
P < 0.05; **P < 0.01.