Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the sample
From: Subjective perception of life stress events affects long-term pain: the role of resilience
Characteristics | A. No long-term health problems | B. Long-term pain | B versus A | C. Long-term pain with anxiety | C versus A | C versus B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 405 | N = 764 | P value | N = 91 | P value | P value | |
Age: Mean (SD) | 36.4 (14.3) | 51.2 (16.3) | < 0.001 | 51.6 (18.6) | < 0.001 | n.s |
Gender: N (%) | ||||||
 Male | 235 (58.0) | 335 (43.8) | < 0.001 | 27 (29.7) | < 0.001 | 0.009 |
 Female | 170 (42.0) | 429 (56.2) |  | 64 (70.3) |  |  |
CTQ: Mean (SD) | ||||||
 Emotional abuse (EA) | 6.50 (2.23) | 7.20 (3.07) | 0.003 | 7.96 (3.42) | < 0.001 | n.s |
 Physical abuse (PA) | 5.63 (1.88) | 6.01 (2.31) | 0.009 | 5.74 (2.08) | n.s | n.s |
 Sexual abuse (SA) | 5.42 (1.58) | 5.50 (1.82) | n.s | 5.68 (2.13) | n.s | n.s |
 Emotional neglect (EN) | 9.86 (4.45) | 10.59 (4.56) | 0.012 | 12.59 (5.29) | < 0.001 | 0.002 |
 Physical neglect (PN) | 6.91 (2.64) | 7.41 (2.75) | 0.001 | 8.41 (2.95) | < 0.001 | 0.005 |
BRS: Mean (SD) | 3.22 (0.70) | 2.96 (0.68) | < 0.001 | 2.43 (0.68) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
Occurrence of life stress events affecting the respondents’ life in the past year: N (%) | ||||||
 Yes | 45 (11.1) | 224 (29.3) | < 0.001 | 49 (53.9) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
 No | 360 (88.9) | 540 (70.7) |  | 42 (46.1) |  |  |