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Table 4 Univariate analysis results for EQ-5D and PHQ-9 in the group of subjects that reported chronic pain (N = 113)

From: Patients with chronic pain: evaluating depression and their quality of life in a single center study in Greece

 

EQ-5D score

Value (df)

P

PHQ9 score

Value (df)

P

 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Sex

 Men

0.72 (0.25)

2.84 (103) +

0.005+

3.18 (2.74)

−3.44 (103) +

0.001+

 Women

0.57 (0.26)

  

7.06 (5.60)

  

Age, r

−0.05‡

103‡‡

0.634

−0.10‡

103‡‡

0.321

Family status

 Married/ in a relationship

0.64 (0.26)

2.10 (103) +

0.038+

5.21 (4.35)

−2.07 (103) +

0.041+

 Single/ Divorced/ Widowed

0.51 (0.28)

  

7.84 (6.12)

  

Children

 No

0.54 (0.34)

0.90 (100) +

0.373+

7.00 (5.85)

−0.86 (99) +

0.394+

 Yes

0.62 (0.26)

  

5.54 (5.50)

  

Working

 No

0.60 (0.27)

1.46 (103) +

0.148+

6.19 (5.65)

−1.29 (103) +

0.200+

 Yes

0.69 (0.25)

  

4.43 (3.44)

  

Educational status

 Primary school

0.55 (0.29)

2.67 (2. 102) ++

0.074++

6.18 (5.72)

0.57 (2. 102) ++

0.567++

 Middle/High school

0.67 (0.24)

  

6.00 (5.80)

  

 University

0.68 (0.23)

  

4.56 (4.08)

  

Smoking

 No

0.61 (0.28)

0.21 (103) ++

0.838+

5.16 (4.39)

1.69 (103) ++

0.095+

 Yes

0.62 (0.24)

  

7.08 (5.89)

  

Alcohol

 No

0.61 (0.27)

0.65 (103) +

0.520+

6.00 (5.58)

−0.61 (103) +

0.546+

 Yes

0.65 (0.27)

  

5.15 (4.91)

  

Chronic physical problem

 No

0.64 (0.26)

−0.38 (103) +

0.702+

5.23 (4.97)

0.57 (103) +

0.569+

 Yes

0.61 (0.27)

  

6.00 (5.80)

  

Chronic mental disorder

 No

0.68 (0.22)

−4.81 (103) +

< 0.001+

4.93 (4.86)

3.28 (103) +

0.001+

 Yes

0.40 (0.31)

  

9.09 (6.95)

  

Duration of pain

−0.04‡

93‡‡

0.686

−0.12‡

95‡‡

0.25

Specialist consultation for pain relief

 No

0.71 (0.22)

−1.84 (103) +

0.069+

4.80 (6.14)

0.92 (103) +

0.361+

 Yes

0.59 (0.28)

  

6.08 (5.50)

  

Pain depends on weather changes

 No

0.67 (0.27)

−1.22 (102) +

0.224+

3.71 (2.93)

2.48 (102) +

0.015+

 Yes

0.6 (0.27)

  

6.52 (5.43)

  

Pain Severity Score, r

−0.65‡

104‡‡

< 0.001

0.44‡

105‡‡

< 0.001

Pain Interference Score, r

−0.62‡

102‡‡

< 0.001

0.50‡

104‡‡

< 0.001

Depression score PHQ-9, r

−0.63‡

100‡‡

< 0.001

   
  1. ‡Pearson’s correlation coefficient; ‡‡degrees of freedom for Pearson’s correlation coefficient; +Student’s t-test [t-value (DF) is stated]; ++ANOVA [F-value (df1,df2) are stated]