A preliminary study of the child abuse and central sensitization in adolescent patients with chronic non-organic chest pain and an overlooked condition: juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome

Table 1 Comparison of the patients according to the presence/absence of central sensitization

Central Sensitization	Present (n = 22)	Absent (n = 42)	P
Age (years)	15.6 ± 1.5	14.6 ± 1.9	0.53^b
Symptom duration (months)	21 (IQR:6–36)	12 (IQR:4–12.75)	*0.03*^a
VAS	7 (IQR: 6.75–8)	4 (IQR:4–5)	*< 0.001*^a
HADS-anxiety	13.1 ± 3.6	7.4 ± 3.4	*< 0.001*^b
HADS-depression	9.8 ± 2.8	5.9 ± 3.0	*< 0.001*^b
CTQ	66.1 ± 15.9	51.4 ± 11.9	*< 0.001*^b

^aMann-WhitneyU test, ^bindependent samples t-test, VAS Visual Analog Scale, HADS Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, CTQ Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, IQR Interquartile range

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