Table 3.
Bivariate analyses of factors associated with proportion of time the clinician spent exhibiting each facial expression
| Variables | Neutral | p value | Happy | p value | Sad | p value | Angry | p value | Surprised | p value | Scared | p value | Disgusted | p value |
| Age in years | -0.25 | 0.15 | 0.21 | 0.22 | -0.17 | 0.33 | 0.12 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.003 | -0.32 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.86 |
| Gender | ||||||||||||||
| Men | 63 (59-71) | 0.55 | 6 (4-10) | 0.60 | 4 (2-7) | 0.89 | 3 (2-4) | 0.11 | 10 (4-15) | 0.41 | 5 (4-7) | 0.29 | 8 (6-13) | 0.55 |
| Women | 63 (58-67) | 7 (4-10) | 4 (2-7) | 2 (1-3) | 8 (5-9) | 7 (3-11) | 7 (5-9) | |||||||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||
| White | 63 (54-67) | 0.55 | 7 (4-10) | 0.92 | 5 (2-7) | 0.14 | 3 (1-3) | 0.74 | 7 (3-13) | 0.19 | 6 (3-7) | 0.88 | 9 (6-14) | 0.11 |
| Non-white | 63 (60-68) | 7 (3-9) | 3 (2-5) | 2 (1-4) | 9 (7-11) | 6 (4-10) | 6 (5-9) | |||||||
| Marital status | ||||||||||||||
| Married or unmarried couple | 66 (62-69) | 0.15 | 7 (4-11) | 0.77 | 4 (2-6) | 0.97 | 3 (1-3) | 0.65 | 9 (5-11) | 0.84 | 6 (2-7) | 0.40 | 7 (6-9) | 0.43 |
| Divorced, separated, widowed, or single | 62 (55-65) | 7 (3-9) | 3 (2-7) | 2 [1-4] | 8 (5-15) | 6 (4-10) | 8 (6-14) | |||||||
| Work status | ||||||||||||||
| Employed | 64 (59-67) | 0.86 | 7 (5-9) | 0.64 | 2 (2-4) | 0.047 | 3 (2-4) | 0.28 | 9 (6-15) | 0.15 | 6 (3-7) | 0.62 | 9 (5-9) | 0.90 |
| Student, retired, disabled, or unemployed | 63 (60-69) | 5 (3-12) | 5 (2-7) | 2 (1-3) | 7 (4-11) | 6 (4-8) | 7 (6-13) | |||||||
| SHAI-5 | 0.20 | 0.27 | -0.59 | < 0.001 | 0.36 | 0.04 | -0.37 | 0.03 | -0.24 | 0.17 | -0.03 | 0.85 | -0.27 | 0.12 |
| TSK-4 | 0.11 | 0.54 | -0.08 | 0.66 | 0.20 | 0.25 | -0.05 | 0.78 | 0.22 | 0.21 | -0.35 | 0.04 | -0.18 | 0.32 |
| PCS-4 | 0.11 | 0.54 | -0.37 | 0.03 | 0.33 | 0.054 | -0.38 | 0.03 | 0.11 | 0.53 | -0.15 | 0.41 | -0.37 | 0.03 |
| PHQ-4 | ||||||||||||||
| PHQ-2 | 0.27 | 0.13 | -0.06 | 0.72 | 0.22 | 0.21 | -0.42 | 0.01 | -0.52 | 0.002 | 0.09 | 0.62 | -0.44 | 0.01 |
| GAD-2 | 0.02 | 0.91 | -0.16 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.03 | -0.46 | 0.006 | -0.44 | 0.010 | 0.00 | > 0.99 | -0.42 | 0.02 |
| PDRQ-9 | -0.14 | 0.45 | -0.09 | 0.62 | 0.11 | 0.53 | 0.00 | 0.99 | 0.11 | 0.54 | 0.09 | 0.62 | 0.15 | 0.40 |
Variables are expressed as the median (interquartile range) or Spearman correlation; bold face indicates statistical significance; SHAI= Short Health Anxiety Inventory; TSK = Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia; PCS = Pain Catastrophizing Scale; PHQ = Patient Health Questionnaire; GAD = Generalized Anxiety Disorder; PDRQ = Patient-Doctor Relationship Questionnaire.