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Table 2 Ratings of global pain intensity at rest, individual pressure pain threshold, and suprathreshold pressure pain (4/10 and 7/10) before intervention and at 1-year and 2-year follow-ups

From: Long-term, health-enhancing physical activity is associated with reduction of pain but not pain sensitivity or improved exercise-induced hypoalgesia in persons with rheumatoid arthritis

n = 30

Before

One-year follow-up

Two-year follow-up

P values

Global pain at rest on a scale of 0 to 100, median (25th–75th percentiles)

11 (0–24)

8 (3–25)

6 (0–20)

0.040

PPT mean in kPa, mean (SD)

338 (136)

304 (140)

325 (141)

n.s.

Suprathreshold 4/10 in kPa, mean (SD)

458 (199)

412 (166)

426 (163)

n.s.

Suprathreshold 7/10 in kPa, mean (SD)

647 (302)

539 (230)

560 (193)

0.006

  1. Abbreviations: n.s. not significant, PPT pressure pain threshold, SD standard deviation