Research Article

The Effect of Spinal Muscle Fatigue and Psychosocial Factors on Pressure-Pain Threshold in Healthy Adults

Table 2

Linear relationships between psychosocial factors, average baseline pressure pain threshold, and average change in pressure-pain threshold postfatigue.

Average baselineAverage change

Anxiety, HADS-AEntire sample−0.201−0.096
Female0.111−0.042
Male−0.3000.154

Depression, HADS-DEntire sample−0.175−0.107
Female−0.069−0.088
Male−0.2770.062

Central sensitization, CSIEntire sample−0.352−0.274
Female−0.329−0.254
Male−0.136−0.063

Pain catastrophizing, PCSEntire sample−0.321−0.266
Female−0.285−0.461
Male−0.391−0.059

Sleepiness, KSSEntire sample−0.2350.001
Female−0.350−0.266
Male−0.2360.379

Insomnia, ISIEntire sample−0.179−0.228
Female0.101−0.106
Male−0.593−0.303

Average baselineEntire samplen/a0.576
Femalen/a0.629
Malen/a0.382

Statistically significant correlation.