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Race and Sex Differences in Cutaneous Pain Perception

David Sheffield, PhD, Paula L. Biles, BA, Heather Orom, BA, William Maixner, PhD, DDS and David S. Sheps, MD, MSPH

From the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine (D.S., D.S.S), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine (P.L.B., H.O.), and Department of Endodontics (W.M.), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.



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  		Fig. 1. Mean pain ratings (possible range = 0–150) in whites (open circle) and African Americans (closed squares) in response to thermal stimuli (p = .02).

 


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  		Fig. 2. Mean pain ratings (possible range = 0–150) in men (open circle) and women (closed squares) in response to thermal stimuli (p = .06).

 




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