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wryter2000

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1. I'm glad they were cautious in their conclusions

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Wed Jan 1, 2020, 01:25 PM

Jan 2020

With that huge sample, the results are statistically significant, but how big is the effect? One to two percent. As one of them noted, probably not clinically significant.

Lots of other good reasons not to smoke.

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Smokers Past And Present 'Live In More Pain' [View all] appalachiablue Jan 2020 OP

I'm glad they were cautious in their conclusions wryter2000 Jan 2020 #1

The highest pain levels in the youngest is significant. I'm inclined appalachiablue Jan 2020 #2

I gave it up in 1990 wryter2000 Jan 2020 #3

So they self report pain one to two points higher on a scale of 1 to 100? Midnight Writer Jan 2020 #4

I agree. The self reporting scale is very subjective. Nitram Jan 2020 #6

Higher scores meant more pain. Current and former smokers scored about one to two points higher nocoincidences Jan 2020 #5