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Depression, Depressive Somatic or Nonsomatic Symptoms, and Function in a Primarily Hispanic Chronic Pain Population

Table 5

Associations between depression, non-somatic/somatic depressive symptom scores, mental/physical functioning, and pain intensity.
  BDI-II TotalNon-somatic SymptomsSomatic Symptoms
Mental functioning
(MCS) 		Pearson −.278−.291−.202
Sig (2-tail).019.014.091
n 717171
Physical functioning
(PCS)		Pearson −.302−.335−.153
Sig (2-tail).010.004.203
n 717171
Worst pain in 24 hoursPearson .326.292.361
Sig (2-tail).002.005.000
n 909090
Least pain in 24 hoursPearson .200.186.202
Sig (2-tail).059.079.056
n 909090
Average pain in 24 hoursPearson .289.267.296
Sig (2-tail).006.011.005
n 909090
Current painPearson .259.229.294
Sig (2-tail).014.031.005
n 898989