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Table 2 Pain after 6 weeks and 6 months by presence versus absence of preoperative anxiety (n = 100)

From: Anxiety and its predictive value for pain and regular analgesic intake after lumbar disc surgery - a prospective observational longitudinal study

 

Pain increase at 6-weeks.

Pain increase at 6-months.

 

NRS Points (95% confidence interval)

P value

NRS Points (95% confidence interval)

P value

Preoperative anxiety (yes/no)

−.30 (−1.22–.63)

.52

.42 (−.63–1.46)

.43

Age (years)

−.02 (−.04–.01)

.31

.00 (−.03–.03)

.98

BMI (points)

−.06 (−.16–.05)

.29

.13 (.01–.25)

.04*

Sex (male)

−.22 (− 1.15–.71)

.64

−.46 (− 1.51–.59)

.39

Preoperative pain (points)

.36 (.18–.54)

.00*

.36 (.16–.56)

.00*

Chronic pain (yes/no a)

.88 (−.08–1.85)

.07

.55 (−.54–1.63)

.32

Intercept

3.04 (−.56–6.64)

.10

− 1.96 (−6.02–2.10)

.34

  1. a Preoperative pain duration > 6 months