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Table 2 Distribution of inflammatory and oxidative stress biomarkers and quality of life among the study participants

From: Serum inflammatory and oxidative stress biomarkers levels are associated with pain intensity, pressure pain threshold and quality of life in myofascial pain syndrome

Variable

Case group (n = 43)

Control group (n = 42)

P valuea

hs-CRP (g/mlµ)

4.68 ± 4.36

2.92 ± 4.55

0.011

TAC(mmol/L)

2.46 ± 0.49

2.83 ± 0.82

0.065

MDA (nmol/ml)

2.63 ± 0.71

1.98 ± 0.90

 > 0.001

SOD (U/ml)

78.89 ± 37.93

154.25 ± 115.93

 > 0.001

PLA2 (pg/ml)

6.81 ± 2.22

4.73 ± 2.97

 > 0.001

PF

68.67 ± 2.631

75.89 ± 18.95

0.057

RP

34.44 ± 42.40

60.00 ± 42.44

0.004

RE

37.02 ± 41.57

59.98 ± 41.19

0.010

EF

55.50 ± 18.82

62.88 ± 20.35

0.077

EW

61.51 ± 16.87

67.75 ± 17.42

0.073

SF

62.55 ± 24.57

72.50 ± 24.65

0.033

P

48.5 ± 20.91

79.27 ± 28.38

0.028

GH

51.81 ± 20.91

63.13 ± 20.64

0.011

PH

202.97 ± 85.09

278.30 ± 88.36

0.001

MH

213.44 ± 79.18

264.61 ± 65.87

0.001

  1. Values are means ± SD
  2. CRP C-reactive protein, EF energy/fatigue, EW emotional wellbeing, GH general health, hs-CRP high-sensitive, MDA malondialdehyde, MH mental health, P pain, PF physical function, PH physical health, PLA phospholipase A2, RE role limitation due to emotional problems, RP role limitation due to physical health, SF social function, SOD superoxide dismutase, TAC total antioxidant capacity
  3. aSignificantly different at p < 0.05 by Independent-Samples T test, Mann–Whitney U test or chi-square test