Perceived stress and musculoskeletal pain are prevalent and significantly associated in adolescents: an epidemiological cross-sectional study

Table 4 Correlations between the pain and stress study variables

	Pain sites	Pain duration	Pain intensity	Total	W	T	J	D	BMI
	Pain sites	Pain duration	VAS	PSQ	W	T	J	D	BMI
Pain
Sites	1
Duration	0.59**	1
Intensity (VAS)	0.63**	0.69**	1
Stress
Total PSQ	0.35**	0.34**	0.40**	1
Worries (W)	0.29**	0.28**	0.34**	0.94**	1
Tension (T)	0.37**	0.36**	0.39**	0.84**	0.70**	1
Joy (J)	0.22**	0.25**	0.30**	0.67**	0.53**	0.50**	1
Demands (D)	0.30**	0.25**	0.31**	0.79**	0.69**	0.61**	.37**	1
BMI	0.19	0.49	0.12*	0.02	0.04	0.01	0.12*	−0.05	1
Cronbach’s α				0.90

VASVisual analogue scale, PSQ Perceived stress questionnaire, W Worries, T Tension, J Joy, D Demands
**p < .01

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