Physiological responses to low-force work and psychosocial stress in women with chronic trapezius myalgia

Table 1 Characteristics for 18 subjects with chronic trapezius myalgia (MYA) and 30 pain-free controls (CON).

	MYA	CON
	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	p-value
Age	40.0 (6.0)	39.9 (5.6)	>.3
Height (cm)	168.4 (4.7)	167.5 (5.0)	>.3
Weight (kg)	74.8 (11.2)	67.0 (9.4)	.014
BMI (kg/m²)	26.4 (3.7)	23.8 (2.9)	.012
MYA group's pain history and pain intensity
	Median	Range
Months with pain	126	37 – 273
Months with chronic pain	101	36 – 273
VAS neck	70	40 – 90
VAS shoulders	67	19 – 88
VAS arms	59	0 – 72
VAS hands/wrists	49	0 – 86
VAS upper back	42	0 – 77
VAS lower back	26	0 – 85
VAS hips	3	0 – 84
VAS knees	0	0 – 78
VAS feet	0	0 – 78

Pain intensity was measured using visual analogue scale (VAS) and concerned the previous 30 days.

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