Table 4.
Correlation between Changes in Total QOL and Nerve Fiber Domains with Subjective and Objective Measures of Neuropathy in the RBX and TPX Groupsa
| Total QOL-DN and each domain | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Symptoms | Large fiber | Small fiber | Activities of daily living | |
| NTSS-6 | r = 0.5446 p < .0001 | r = 0.3971 p < .01 | r = 0.5538 p < .0001 | r = 0.4029 p < .005 | r = 0.4121 p < .004 |
| NSS | r = 0.2849 p < .05 | r = 0.1755 p = NS | r = 0.3123 p < .04 | r = 0.1616 p = NS | r = 0.2149 p = NS |
| NIS | r = 0.3081 p < .04 | r = 0.3516 p < .02 | r = 0.3521 p < .02 | r = 0.0540 p = NS | r = 0.2511 p = NS |
| TNS | r = 0.4256 p < .003 | r = 0.4171 p < .004 | r = 0.4843 p < .0006 | r = 0.1250 p = NS | r = 0.3065 p < .04 |
| IENFD | r = -0.3026 p < .04 | r = -0.1157 p = NS | r = -0.2556 p = NS | r = -0.2900 p < .05 | r = -0.2841 p = NS |
NS, not significant.
a
All correlations were made using Spearman's rank correlation coefficient.