Table 2.
Overview of the covariates of interest in the two groups (mean and standard deviation), and proportion of patients with comorbid pain diagnoses (%).
| Pelvic pain group | Healthy controls | |
|---|---|---|
| Variable | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) |
| Age | 43.47 (14.89) | 36.64 (11.45) |
| BMI | 26.33 (5.55) | 25.2 (5.02) |
| Anxiety | 7.44 (4.52) | 3.52 (2.85) |
| Depression | 5.13 (4.10) | 1.47 (2.24) |
| Fatigue | 18.63 (5.42) | 12.58 (3.68) |
| Stress | 15.98 (8.03) | 9.59 (5.96) |
| Pain intensity | 3.82 (1.9) | 0.17 (0.39) |
| Number of pain sites | 5.54 (6.36) | 0.69 (1.3) |
| Comorbid pain diagnosesa | 55.1 % |
a
Collected in the MAPP study: Fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, migraine, chronic fatigue, vulvodynia, temporomandibular joint dysfunction. Please see references (49) for more information and deeper analysis.