Table 5.

Correlation of pain sensitivity with other parameters

		PSQ minor		PSQ moderate		PSQ total		STAI-S		STAI-T
	(n)	r	p	r	p	r	p	r	p	r	p
BIS:75 duration	80	0.401**	0.001	0.301**	0.007	0.348**	0.002	0.623**	0.001	0.499**	0.001
Propofol additional dose	80	0.766**	0.001	0.692**	0.001	0.761**	0.001	0.674**	0.001	0.612**	0.001
Propofol infusion	80	0.781**	0.001	0.724**	0.001	0.808**	0.001	0.731**	0.001	0.597**	0.001
HR	80	0.289**	0.009	0.348**	0.002	0.335**	0.002	0.286*	0.010	0.221*	0.048
SAP	80	0.221*	0.049	0.246*	0.028	0.243*	0.030	0.169	0.134	0.090	0.428
DAP	80	0.090	0.425	0.171	0.129	0.134	0.235	0.024	0.836	0.002	0.987
MAP	80	0.151	0.182	0.225*	0.045	0.197	0.080	0.082	0.468	0.062	0.583
Respiratory rate	80	0.276*	0.013	0.387**	0.001	0.326**	0.003	0.165	0.143	0.074	0.515
PACU duration	80	0.640**	0.001	0.504**	0.001	0.627**	0.001	0.599**	0.001	0.509**	0.001
VAS 1 h	80	0.236*	0.035	0.226*	0.044	0.265*	0.018	0.337**	0.002	0.388**	0.001
VAS 2 h	80	0.189	0.094	0.222*	0.248	0.216	0.055	0.250*	0.026	0.273*	0.014

Bold indicates the significant difference p < 0.01, p < 0.05

HR heart rate, SAP systolic arterial pressure, DAP diastolic arterial pressure, MAP mean arterial pressure, PACU post-anesthesia care unit, BIS bispectral index, VAS visual analog scale, STAI-S state anxiety, STAI-T trait anxiety, PSQ Pain Sensitivity Questionnaire

Pearson correlation analysis was used

Pearson correlation (r) 0.00–0.19 = very weak; 0.20–0.39 = weak; 0.40–0.59 = moderate; 0.60–0.79 = strong; 0.80–1.0 = very strong

n = 80

**p < 0.01, *p < 0.05