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Table 3 Mean difference of all locations between the digital and analogue algometer and limits of agreement in people with healthy participants and people with migraine

From: High concurrent validity between digital and analogue algometers to measure pressure pain thresholds in healthy participants and people with migraine: a cross-sectional study

 

Healthy participants (n = 26)

People with migraine (n = 29)

Location

Mean difference in kPa (SD)

P value

Limits of agreement

Mean difference in kPa (SD)

P value

Limits of agreement

Upper limit

Lower Limit

Upper limit

Lower Limit

Dominant side

 Temporalis muscle

−6.3 (10.8)

0.007

14.9

−27.9

− 6.8 (25.3)

0.16

42.8

−56.8

 C1 paraspinal muscle

−3.4 (9.6)

0.8

15.4

−21.6

−8.5 (20.8)

0.04

32.3

−49.3

 Trapezius muscle

−3.9 (12.4)

0.12

20.4

−28.2

−15.6 (28.6)

0.007

40.5

−71.7

 Ext. carpi radialis m.

−4.0 (11.8)

0.09

19.1

−27.1

−4.4 (33.4)

0.49

61.1

−69.9

 Tibialis anterior muscle

2.3 (14)

0.4

29.7

−25.1

−12.4 (27)

0.02

40.5

−65.3

Non dominant side

 Temporalis muscle

−5.7 (9.4)

0.005

12.7

−24.1

−3.5 (15.6)

0.24

27.1

−34.1

 C1 paraspinal muscle

−5.8 (10.6)

0.009

14.9

−26.6

−11.7 (21.9)

0.008

31.2

−54.6

 Trapezius muscle

−6.3 (12.2)

0.14

17.6

−30.2

−18.3 (29.6)

0.003

39.7

−76.3

 Ext. carpi radialis m.

−4.4 (11)

0.05

17.2

−25.9

−16.2 (32.8)

0.01

48.1

−80.5

 Tibialis anterior muscle

−2 (11.2)

0.36

19.9

−23.9

−11.6 (28.6)

0.04

44.5

−67.7