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. 2020 May 5;11:749. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00749

TABLE 2.

Chi-squared- and t-tests showing the differences between chronic pain patients screening positive and negative for PTSS at a level qualifying for a PTSD diagnosis in the first wave of data collection.

Total Screening positive for PTSD Screening negative for PTSD

n % n % n % t/χ2
Gender: 101
 Male 36 35.6 5 20.0 31 40.8
 Female 65 64.4 20 80.0 45 59.2 3.54
Age: 101
 18–50 58 57.4 18 72.0 40 52.6
 ≥51 43 42.6 7 28.0 36 47.4 2.89
Diagnostic group: 101
 Primary pain 77 76.2 17 68.0 60 78.9
 Secondary pain 24 23.8 8 32.0 16 21.1 1.24
Living situation: 95
 Alone 33 34.7 12 52.2 21 29.2
 With others 62 65.3 11 47.8 51 70.8 4.07
Marital status: 98
 Unmarried 61 62.2 16 66.7 45 60.8
 Married 37 37.8 8 33.3 29 39.2 0.26
Children: 98
 Have children 71 72.4 19 79.2 52 70.3
 No children 27 27.6 5 20.8 22 29.7 0.72
Work or life situation: 97
 Working/student/military service 39 40.2 7 30.4 32 43.2
 Not working 58 59.8 16 69.6 42 56.8 1.20

M SD M SD M SD t/χ2

Age (21–83) (n = 101) 47.77 15.17 46.16 12.58 48.30 15.97 0.69
NRS pain intensity (0–10) (n = 90) 7.29 1.64 8.05 1.36 7.04 1.66 −2.56
NRS pain distress (0–10) (n = 90) 7.88 1.64 8.59 1.22 7.65 1.70 −2.41
Pain duration in years (0–99) (n = 92) 9.96 11.15 9.05 10.90 10.24 11.29 0.44
Self–perceived health (1–4) (n = 92) 3.21 0.66 3.41 0.50 3.14 0.69 –1.70
The modified ODI (0–100) (n = 101) 42.50 16.74 51.52 16.45 39.53 15.84 –3.25∗∗
HSCL–25 (1–4) (n = 91) 2.20 0.56 2.55 0.58 2.06 0.51 –3.80∗∗∗
PCS (0–52) (n = 92) 23.79 11.35 31.09 9.88 21.50 10.85 –3.69∗∗∗
GSE (10–40) (n = 92) 28.64 6.63 28.00 8.66 28.84 5.91 0.43
IEQ (0–48) (n = 92) 22.68 9.85 27.95 8.11 21.03 9.82 –3.00∗∗
CFQ (0–11) (n = 92) 6.52 3.51 7.77 2.83 6.13 3.62 –1.95
ISI (0–28) (n = 92) 15.95 6.92 21.32 5.28 14.26 6.52 –4.62∗∗∗

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, and ***p < 0.001.