Table 5 Multivariate regression analyses in the whole sample of associations between the different PPTs. Controlled for age and sex
From: Pressure pain thresholds in individuals with knee pain: a cross-sectional study
| Â | Â | Trapezius bilateral | Second rib | Lateral epicondyle | Knee bilateral | Gluteal bilateral | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | n | B (95 % CI) | p-value | B (95 % CI) | p-value | B (95 % CI) | p-value | B (95 % CI) | p-value | B (95 % CI) | p-value |
Numbers of pain sites | 261 | -8.47 (-14.40– -2.53) | 0.005 | -6.40 (-12.37– -0.42) | 0.036 | -7.62 (-12.99– -2.25) | 0.005 | -8.73 (-14.02– -3.44) | 0.001 | -9.44 (-16.00– -2.88) | 0.005 |
Pain groupa | 261 | -72.66 (-118.70– -26.62) | 0.002 | -61.68 (-107.98– -15.38) | 0.009 | -62.65 (-104.33– -20.97) | 0.003 | -57.12 (-98.54– -15.74) | 0.007 | -76.43 (-127.42– -25.44) | 0.003 |
BMI | 277 | 4.43 (-0.17–9.04) | 0.059 | -3.75 (-8.34–0.85) | 0.110 | 2.56 (-1.58–6.70) | 0.225 | -5.21 (-9.25– -1.18) | 0.011 | 1.90 (-3.17–6.97) | 0.463 |
VFA | 275 | 0.27 (-0.16–0.69) | 0.215 | -0.45 (-0.87– -0.03) | 0.036 | 0.14 (-0.24–0.52) | 0.473 | -057 (-0.94– -0.20) | 0.003 | -0.03 (-0.50–0.44) | 0.899 |
VFA > 100 | 275 | -4.49 (-49.18–40.19) | 0.844 | -52.79 (-96.87– -8.72) | 0.019 | -16.71 (-56.72–23.31) | 0.413 | -71.28 (-109.59– -32.97) | < 0.001 | -38.17 (-86.99–10.66) | 0.125 |
Body fat (%) | 275 | 0.59 (-2.24– 3.42) | 0.683 | -3.86 (-6.65– -1.09) | 0.007 | -0.53 (-3.07–-2.01) | 0.682 | -4.96 (-7.38– -2.54) | < 0.001 | -1.96 (-5.06– -1.14) | 0.215 |