Table 3 Relationships between PPT and PCS pain measures and time to Borg-8 (*statistically significant at p < 0.05; **statistically significant at p < 0.01)
Change in PPT and time to Borg-8 | |||
Pearson’s correlations | Significance | ||
UT | Entire group | 0.27 | p = 0.170 |
Men | 0.52 | p = 0.058 | |
Women | − 0.06 | p = 0.84 | |
AD | Entire group | 0.32 | p = 0.10 |
Men | 0.66* | p = 0.01 | |
Women | 0.15 | p = 0.6 | |
Pre-fatigue PCS Scores and time to Borg-8 | |||
Spearman’s rho | Significance | ||
Total (all 13 items) | Entire group | − 0.41* | p = 0.032 |
Men | − 0.17 | p = 0.57 | |
Women | − 0.60* | p = 0.025 | |
Magnification (items 6, 7, and 13) | Entire group | − 0.31 | p = 0.114 |
Men | − 0.33 | p = 0.244 | |
Women | − 0.44 | p = 0.119 | |
Helplessness (items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 12) | Entire group | − 0.50** | p = 0.007 |
Men | − 0.13 | p = 0.657 | |
Women | − 0.54* | p = 0.047 | |
Rumination (items 8, 9, 10, and 11) | Entire group | − 0.29 | p = 0.141 |
Men | − 0.06 | p = 0.841 | |
Women | − 0.46 | p = 0.102 | |