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Table 2 Use of healthcare resources in patients with unexplained pain with or without mood disorders.

From: Medically unexplained pain complaints are associated with underlying unrecognized mood disorders in primary care

Variable

 

Total

Without Mood Disorder

With Mood Disorder

p-valuea

Number of visits to primary healthcare doctor due to pain in the previous 6 weeks

N

2818

549

2269

 
 

Mean (SD)

3.20 (2.16)

2.81 (2.10)

3.29 (2.17)

<0.0001

 

Median(P25; P75)

3.0 (2.0; 4.0)

2.0(2.0; 3.0)

3.0(2.0; 4.0)

 

Number of visits to a specialist due to pain in the previous 6 weeks.

N

1261

214

1047

 
 

Mean (SD)

1.14 (1.27)

0.97 (1.23)

1.18 (1.27)

0.0080

 

Median(P25; P75)

1.0 (0.0; 1.0)

1.0 (0.0; 1.0)

1.0 (1.0; 1.0)

 

Number of tests undergone for the diagnosis of pain in the previous 6 weeks.

N

1541

292

1249

 
 

Mean (SD)

1.47 (1.04)

1.50 (1.14)

1.46 (1.02)

0.6441

 

Median(P25; P75)

1.0 (1.0; 2.0)

1.0 (1.0; 2.0)

1.0 (1.0; 2.0)

 

Number of hospitalizations due to pain in the previous year

N

627

114

513

 
 

Mean (SD)

0.36 (1.05)

0.38 (1.42)

0.36 (0.95)

0.3749

 

Median(P25; P75)

0.0 (0.0; 0.0)

0.0 (0.0; 0.0)

0.0 (0.0; 0.0)

 
  1. a Wilcoxon Test
  2. SD: Standard Deviation; P25: Percentile 25; P75: Percentile 75.