|
Females, n (%)
|
Males, n (%)
|
---|
Cortisol response group
| | |
Cluster 1
|
126 (34)
|
94 (21)
|
Cluster 2
|
173 (47)
|
238 (54)
|
Cluster 3
|
67 (18)
|
107 (24)
|
Oral contraceptive use
| | |
No
|
227 (62)
| |
Yes
|
139 (38)
| |
Smoking
| | |
No
|
324 (89)
|
355 (82)
|
Yes
|
41 (11)
|
79 (18)
|
Body mass index
| | |
Normal
|
261 (72)
|
313 (72)
|
Overweight
|
58 (16)
|
79 (18)
|
Obese
|
43 (12)
|
41 (10)
|
Physical activity level
| | |
0 h/wk
|
139 (45)
|
108 (32)
|
0.1–4.9 h/wk
|
112 (37)
|
114 (34)
|
≥ 5.0 h/wk
|
56 (18)
|
117 (35)
|
Depressive symptoms
| | |
Minimal
|
219 (72)
|
309 (86)
|
Mild
|
42 (14)
|
33 (9)
|
Moderate to severe
|
42 (14)
|
16 (5)
|
MS pain
| | |
No
|
160 (58)
|
188 (67)
|
Yes
|
117 (42)
|
92 (33)
|
MS pain and CPT > P50a
| | |
No
|
193 (77)
|
218 (85)
|
Yes
|
57 (23)
|
37 (15)
|
MS pain and PPT < P50b
| | |
No
|
189 (76)
|
227 (86)
|
Yes
|
59 (24)
|
37 (14)
|
Pain problem severity indexc
| | |
Low
|
204 (74)
|
210 (75)
|
Highc
|
73 (26)
|
70 (25)
|
High painc and CPT > P50a
| | |
No
|
215 (86)
|
228 (89)
|
Yes
|
35 (14)
|
27 (11)
|
High painc and PPT < P50b
| | |
No
|
219 (88)
|
235 (89)
|
Yes
|
29 (12)
|
29 (11)
|
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MS musculoskeletal, CPT cold pain threshold, PPT pressure pain threshold
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aMedian (P50) CPT = 15 °C in females and 7 °C in males
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bMedian (P50) PPT = 318 kPa in females and 419 kPa in males
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cHigh pain problem severity index = 15 or more in females and 9 or more in males