Characteristic Time LT, N = 43 PLC, N = 44 Statistic p value
Age, years 21.56 (2.29) 20.84 (1.94) 1.6 0.119
Sex 0.12 0.733
Male 26 (60%) 24 (55%)
Female 17 (40%) 20 (45%)
Body mass index, kg/m2 21.02 (2.38) 21.33 (3.35) -0.49 0.622
CTQ 36.81 (7.89) 34.59 (5.36) 1.5 0.129
BIS- AI 14.35 (2.91) 14.18 (2.31) 0.30 0.768
BIS- MI 22.84 (3.73) 22.11 (3.95) 0.88 0.382
BIS- NPI 23.65 (4.23) 23.55 (4.09) 0.12 0.906
SPSR- SP 24.40 (4.58) 25.20 (3.52) -0.92 0.359
SPSR- SR 23.02 (2.51) 22.48 (3.37) 0.86 0.393
Systolic blood pressure Baseline 116.42 (7.60) 114.55 (9.01) 1.0 0.297
Before MRI 110.26 (8.94) 110.18 (9.64) 0.04 0.970
After MRI 115.40 (8.12) 112.98 (9.80) 1.3 0.213
Diastolic blood pressure Baseline 72.42 (6.59) 70.89 (6.93) 1.1 0.294
Before MRI 69.16 (6.83) 67.61 (6.21) 1.1 0.272
After MRI 71.67 (6.38) 70.18 (8.12) 1.0 0.342
Heart rate Baseline 80.05 (12.50) 76.05 (11.31) 1.6 0.121
Before MRI 70.84 (11.23) 69.73 (8.36) 0.52 0.603
After MRI 69.70 (11.29) 71.52 (11.44) -0.75 0.456
PANAS- negative affect Baseline 16.58 (4.99) 15.57 (4.41) 1.0 0.319
Before MRI 14.68 (4.67) 13.73 (3.82) 1.0 0.323
After MRI 13.82 (4.37) 13.74 (4.89) 0.08 0.932
PANAS- positive affect Baseline 27.16 (5.97) 26.77 (5.51) 0.32 0.752
Before MRI 25.88 (6.38) 24.93 (5.55) 0.71 0.478
After MRI 24.68 (7.02) 24.67 (5.93) 0.01 0.995
STAI- state anxiety Baseline 38.98 (7.27) 39.41 (6.84) -0.29 0.776
Before MRI 38.50 (7.57) 38.78 (7.87) -0.16 0.870
After MRI 38.92 (8.67) 38.86 (8.05) 0.04 0.971
STAI- trait anxiety Baseline 41.35 (8.16) 40.82 (7.71) 0.31 0.756
Before MRI 40.65 (7.74) 40.54 (7.75) 0.07 0.948
After MRI 40.58 (8.32) 41.00 (8.23) -0.23 0.817