Letter to the Editor
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2024.
World J Clin Pediatr. Mar 9, 2024; 13(1): 89619
Published online Mar 9, 2024. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v13.i1.89619
Table 2 Within-variable differences between the two study visits and the correlations between changes in Pressure pain sensitivity and changes in Perceived stress scale, World Health Organization-5 Well-Being Index, salivary cortisol and glycated hemoglobin respectively
Age: 6-12 yr; (M = 24, F = 25)
Age: 13-18 yr; (M = 18, F = 16)
Total population; (M = 42, F = 41)

Median (Q1; Q3), N (missing)
Rho (P value)
Median (Q1; Q3), N (missing)
Rho (P value)
Median (Q1; Q3), N (missing)
Rho (P value)
Pressure pain sensitivity14.5 (0; 13), 03 (-2.9; 8.4), 03.5 (-0.8; 11.2), 0
Perceived stress scale2-2 (-7; 0), 24-0.08 (0.70)1.5 (-2.3; 4.3), 100.06 (0.77)-1 (-5; 3), 34-0.04 (0.80)
WHO-54 (-8; 12), 8-0.08 (0.63)0 (-12; 8), 50.34 (0.068)0 (-8; 11), 130.10 (0.43)
Salivary cortisol (nmol/L)-0.07 (-0.38; 1.3)-0.14 (0.33)-0.2 (-3.1; 5.4), 00.25 (0.16)-0.07 (-3.5; 0.75), 00.02 (0.87)
HbA1c (mmol/mol)30 (-5.5; 2.5), 40.05 (0.82)0 (-5; 2.3), 20.45 (0.048)40 (-5; 2.5), 60.19 (0.22)