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Table 3 - Correlation between pain catastrophizing, central sensitization and impact of fibromyalgia according to genotype (n = 108)

From: Pain catastrophizing is associated with the Val66Met polymorphism of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor in fibromyalgia

 

Val/ Val (n = 87)

Val/Met (n = 21)

BP-SCI

FIQ

BP-SCI

FIQ

Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ)

r = .64a

 

r = .74a

 

Pain Catastrophizing Scale (BP-PCS) total score

r = .39a

r = .36a

r = .68a

r = .55a

BP-PCS - Helplessness

r = .47a

r = .40a

r = .72a

r = .58a

BP-PCS - Magnification

r = .25b

r = .27b

r = .54b

r = .41a

BP-PCS - Rumination

r = .30a

r2 = .28a

r = .63a

r = .55b

  1. a. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)
  2. b. Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)
  3. Brazilian Portuguese Central Sensitization Inventory (BP-SCI); Brazilian Portuguese Pain Catastrophizing Scale (BP-PCS)