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. 2021 May 25;26(1):459–468. doi: 10.1007/s11325-021-02407-y

Table 4.

Correlation between the PSQI global score and clinical parameters of the study groups

Control group NCBP group
r p r p
Age 0.075 0.627*  − 0.216 0.020*
BMI  − 0.161 0.297* 0.144 0.124*
HADs-total  − 0.082 0.596¶ 0.550  < 0.001
  HADs-anxiety 0.074 0.634¶ 0.566  < 0.001
  HADs-depression  − 0.168 0.275¶ 0.417  < 0.001
McGill Pain Questionnaire
  Sensory dimension 0.295 0.001
  Affective dimension 0.275 0.003
  Total breast pain score 0.308 0.001
  VAS-pain 0.660  < 0.001
  PPI 0.516  < 0.001
Nottingham Health Profile Part 1 0.563  < 0.001 0.635  < 0.001
  Physical mobility 0.599  < 0.001 0.522  < 0.001
  Pain  − 0.263 0.084¶ 0.534  < 0.001
  Sleep 0.483 0.001 0.417  < 0.001
  Energy 0.650  < 0.001 0.405  < 0.001
  Social isolation 0.387 0.010 0.428  < 0.001
  Emotional reactions 0.073 0.640¶ 0.449  < 0.001
Nottingham Health Profile Part 2 0.292 0.054¶ 0.533  < 0.001

BMI, body mass index; PSQI, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; HADs, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; VAS, visual analog scale; PPI, present pain intensity

*Pearson’s correlation analysis; ¶ Spearman’s correlation analysis; r correlation coefficient. Statistically significant at p < 0.05. Statistically significant differences are indicated in bold