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Table 4 Total score of the Postural Awareness Scale (PAS) (mean ± standard deviation) in the complete sample and differences between inpatients and outpatients; between different pain diagnoses; and between men and women

From: Postural awareness and its relation to pain: validation of an innovative instrument measuring awareness of body posture in patients with chronic pain

 

Total sample (n = 512)

Inpatient sample (n = 310)

Outpatient sample (n = 202)

P

Spinal/ shoulder pain (n = 190)

Other pain (n = 322)

P

Men (n = 42)

Women (n = 470)

P

PAS total

41.2 ± 10.9

41.5 ± 10.5

40.9 ± 11.6

0.54

40.8 ± 11.2

41.5 ± 10.8

0.541

42.5 ± 10.6

41.1 ± 11.0

0.45

Ease/Familiarity with Postural Awareness

22.2 ± 6.8

22.1 ± 6.7

22.3 ± 6.9

0.76

22.0 ± 6.8

22.2 ± 6.8

0.754

22.9 ± 6.5

22.1 ± 6.8

0.46

Need for Attention Regulation with Postural

19.1 ± 6.8

19.4 ± 6.7

18.6 ± 7.0

0.20

19.2 ± 6.9

18.8 ± 6.7

0.505

19.6 ± 6.3

19.0 ± 6.9

0.63