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Table 1 Baseline characteristics for male and female participants

From: Sex differences in pain catastrophizing and its relation to the transition from acute pain to chronic pain

Study variables

Male

Female

P-value

Total, n (%)

973 (51.1)

925 (48.7)

0.120

Age, median (IQR)

41 (27–55)

49.0 (33–62)

< 0.001 *

mean (SD)

41.7 (16.8)

48.2 (17.6)

 

[n]

[968]

[920]

 

NRS0, median (IQR)

5.0 (2–7)

6.0 (3–7)

< 0.001 *

mean (SD)

4.6 (2.6)

5.2 (2.6)

 

[n]

[972]

[922]

 

Trauma, n (%)

569 (44.5)

529 (41.4)

0.567 **

Fracture, n (%)

454 (23.9)

529 (27.8)

< 0.001 **

Satisfaction with care received, median (IQR)

8 (7–9)

8 (7–9)

0.032 *

mean (SD)

7.8 (1.7)

7.6 (1.7)

0.090

[n]

[480]

[533]

 

Depression, n (%)

64 (5.6)

153 (13.3)

< 0.001 **

Treatment, n (%)

18 (8.2)

43 (19.6)

0.823 **

Chronic pain in other location, n (%)

94 (8.5)

158 (14.3)

< 0.001 **

Alcohol consumption, n (%)

298 (26.7)

239 (21.4)

< 0.001 **

Consumption per week, median (IQR)

5 (2–8)

4 (2–7)

< 0.001 *

mean (SD)

7.2 (11.1)

4.7 (3.9)

 

[n]

[298]

[239]

 

Smoking, n (%)

99 (9.7)

64 (6.3)

< 0.001 **

  1. Significant differences were found between sexes in age, NRS0, fractures, satisfaction with treatment, depression, chronic pain in other locations, alcohol consumption, and smoking
  2. NRS: Verbal Numeric Rating Scale, NRS90: (Verbal) Numeric Rating Scale at day 90, PCS: Pain Catastrophizing Scale, n: Number of samples, IQR: Interquartile range, SD: Standard deviation
  3. * Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney tests, ** Student’s t-tests