PMID: 11932075Apr 5, 2002Paper

Adrenocortical and hemodynamic predictors of pain perception in men and women

Pain
Mustafa al'AbsiLorentz E Wittmers

Abstract

Research has demonstrated that women report more pain than men, and clinical observations suggest that attenuated adrenocortical activity is associated with high pain sensitivity. The extent to which cortisol concentrations and hemodynamics contribute to gender differences in pain sensitivity has not been investigated. Thirty-four women and 31 men performed the hand cold pressor test (CPT). Participants rated their pain every 15 s during a 90-s CPT and a 90-s post-CPT recovery period and reported pain using the McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ). Salivary cortisol samples and cardiovascular measures were collected prior to, during, and after the CPT. Women reported greater pain than men during and after the CPT and on the MPQ (Ps<0.01). CPT disrupted the expected diurnal decline in cortisol, as shown by a significant increase in cortisol concentration post-CPT (P<0.01) in men and women. Regression analyses revealed that pre-CPT cortisol concentrations predicted lower pain reports during and after CPT in men only (P<0.01). Systolic blood pressure (BP) and stroke volume correlated negatively with pain reports only in women (Ps<0.05). Controlling for potential confounding variables did not alter these relationships. The negative asso...Continue Reading

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