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Table 3 A comparison of the mean FPQ-III with and without chronic pain

From: Psychometric evaluation of the Japanese version of the fear of pain questionnaire-III and its association with dental anxiety: a cross-sectional study

 

With chronic pain

(n = 141)

Without chronic pain

(n = 259)

 
 

mean

S.D.

mean

S.D.

P value

FPQ-III

97.02

22.68

94.92

23.06

0.381

Severe

40.61

7.13

38.66

7.82

0.014

Minor

26.79

9.06

27.05

9.09

0.785

Medical

29.62

8.91

29.21

9.23

0.666

  1. Abbreviations: FPQ-III, Fear of Pain Questionnaire