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ArticlePain reports2024

Secondary analysis: heat and self-report pain sensitivity associate with biological sex and racialized sociocultural group but may not be mediated by anxiety or pain catastrophizing.

Timothy J Meeker, Hee Jun Kim, Ingrid K Tulloch, Michael L Keaser, David A Seminowicz, Susan G Dorsey

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Timothy J MeekerDepartment of Biology, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1833-6536
Hee Jun KimCommunity of Acute and Chronic Care, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
Ingrid K TullochDepartment of Psychology, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Michael L KeaserCenter to Advance Chronic Pain Research, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA.
David A SeminowiczDepartment of Medical Biophysics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
Susan G DorseyCenter to Advance Chronic Pain Research, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA.
University of Maryland, Baltimore · USGeorge Washington University · USMorgan State University · USWestern University · CA

Funding

Wastewater surveillance for addressing environmental health disparitiesU54MD013376 · NIMHD · MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Samendra P Sherchan · 2019 to 2026
$33.5M
ASCEND Training Model to Increase Diversity in the Biomedical Research WorkforceRL5GM118972 · NIGMS · MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · PI HOHMANN, CHRISTINE F, SHEIKHATTARI, PAYAM · 2015 to 2023
$8.1M
Routine Aspiration of Residual Gastric Contents in Very Low Birth Weight InfantsR01NR014019 · NINR · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI PARKER, LESLIE A · 2013 to 2016
$1.3M
NIGMS NIH HHS RL5 GM118972NIMHD NIH HHS U54 MD013376NINR NIH HHS R01 NR014019
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Previous studies have demonstrated associations between sex and racialized group on pain sensitivity and tolerance. We analyzed the association of sex and racialized group on heat pain sensitivity, sensibility to painful suprathreshold mechanical pain (STMP), and pain sensitivity questionnaire (PSQ). We hypothesized that anxiety and pain catastrophizing reported by racialized minority groups and women would mediate enhanced pain sensitivity. Our secondary aim was to evaluate validity of the PSQ in a diverse population. Methods: Using quantitative sensory testing for painful heat, STMP (forces: 64, 128, 256, and 512 mN), and PSQ, we evaluated pain sensitivity in 134 healthy participants [34 (18 women) Asian, 25 (13 women) Black, and 75 (41 women) White]. We used general linear and linear mixed models to analyze outcomes. We assessed mediation of state and trait anxiety and pain catastrophizing on pain sensitivity. Results: Racialized minority status was associated with greater heat pain sensitivity (F = 7.63; Conclusion: Consistent with previous research, sensitivity to painful heat was associated with racialized minority status and female sex. By contrast, there was no significant effect of racialized minority status or female sex on STMP. Some PSQ items are inapplicable to participants from racialized minority groups.

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Asian peopleBlack peopleCultural biasPain sensitivitySomatization

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