Pain threshold reflects psychological traits in patients with chronic pain: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Characteristics of the high-sensitivity and the others groups

Variables	High-Sensitivity (n = 23)		Others (n = 34)
	Female, 78.2%		Female, 50.0%
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	p
Age (y)	56.35	15.83	41.94	16.35	0.00**
Pain Duration (m)	40.61	76.48	73.23	81.90	0.10
250 Hz PTT (mA)	0.99	0.56	6.36	2.66	0.00**
5 Hz PTT (mA)	1.59	0.54	6.01	2.51	0.00**
SF-MPQ sensory score	13.91	7.98	16.29	7.61	0.27
SF-MPQ affective score	6.42	3.76	5.71	3.53	0.51
SF-MPQ Visual Analog Scale	7.12	2.36	6.43	2.60	0.32
SF-MPQ Present Pain Intensity	3.55	1.26	3.26	1.18	0.40

Test of significance by independent t-test
SD standard deviation, PTT pain tolerance threshold, SF-MPQ Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire
**p < 0.01

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