Table 1 Baseline characteristics of PA and PNA (mean ± SD).
From: Being Adaptive to Pain Enhances Sham Acupuncture Analgesia: A Crossover Healthy Human Study
Baseline characteristics | PA (n = 9) | PNA (n = 13) | \({\rm{\chi }}_1^2/{t_{20}}\) tests | p-Value | Adjusted significance# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 28.11 ± 9.97 | 25.92 ± 6.40 | 0.63 | 0.54 | 0.01 |
Gender M/F | 3/6 | 5/8 | 0.06 | 0.81 | 0.03 |
SF-36 physical component summary | 85.22 ± 6.53 | 86.69 ± 7.02 | −0.50 | 0.63 | 0.02 |
SF-36 mental component summary | 75.00 ± 15.86 | 81.31 ± 12.45 | −1.05 | 0.31 | 0.01 |
SF-36 total | 81.22 ± 10.59 | 85.23 ± 9.39 | −0.94 | 0.36 | 0.01 |
RA—STAI (State) | 31.44 ± 7.83 | 38.85 ± 10.57 | −1.78 | 0.09 | 0.00 |
RA—sleep quality | 8.39 ± 0.70 | 7.85 ± 1.41 | 1.20 | 0.25 | 0.00 |
RA—coffee intake Y/N | 7/2 | 8/5 | 0.65 | 0.42 | 0.01 |
RA—exercise Y/N | 2/7 | 3/10 | 0.00 | 0.96 | 0.05 |
SA—STAI (State) | 32.56 ± 8.53 | 37.46 ± 8.10 | −1.37 | 0.19 | 0.00 |
SA—sleep quality | 8.39 ± 0.86 | 7.23 ± 1.83 | 1.99 | 0.06 | 0.00 |
SA—coffee Y/N | 8/1 | 10/3 | 0.51 | 0.47 | 0.01 |
SA—exercise Y/N | 3/6 | 3/10 | 0.28 | 0.60 | 0.01 |