Results of the regression analysis (Table II) indicated that
neither pain intensity nor maternal pain history were significantly
related to school absences. However, greater
depressive symptoms by adolescent self-report on the
CDI were significantly related to higher rates of school
absences. Due to skewness in the distribution of school
absences, we compared adolescents with a high level of
school absences (above the median of 2 days per month)
with a low level of school absences (below the median) on
depressive symptoms. Consistent with the results of the
regression analysis, the group with a high level of school