Table 3.
Results of binary logistic regression analyses to determine QST variables predictive of painful and nonpainful sensory disturbances in hands and feet
| Painful sensory disturbance | Nonpainful sensory disturbance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n=12 (21.4%) | n=26 (46.4%) | |||||
| Odds Ratio | 95% Confidence Interval | P | Odds Ratio | 95% Confidence Interval | P | |
| Univariate analyses | ||||||
| Touch | 2.1 | 0.6-8.1 | 0.263 | 1.7 | 0.5-5.6 | 0.354 |
| Skin temperature | 4.2 | 1.1- 16.0 | 0.035 | 2.4 | 0.8-7.6 | 0.134 |
| Sharpness | 0.0 | -- | 0.999 | 0.1 | 0.0 to 0.7 | 0.021 |
| Hot pain | 3.3 | 0.4-26.9 | 0.275 | 3.8 | 0.4-40.3 | 0.268 |
| Warmth | 4.5 | 1.3-17.9 | 0.033 | 3.4 | 1.0-11.0 | 0.043 |
| Coolness | 1.9 | 0.3-13.1 | 0.507 | 3.3 | 0.5-20.9 | 0.210 |
| Cold pain | 0.7 | 0.1-2.9 | 0.590 | 0.9 | 0.3-3.2 | 0.927 |
| Manual dexterity | 1.1 | 0.3-4.6 | 0.918 | 0.9 | 0.3-2.7 | 0.811 |
| Multivariate analyses | ||||||
| Sharpness | -- | -- | -- | 0.1 | 0.0-0.8 | 0.032 |
| Warmth | 4.9 | 1.1-21.3 | 0.036 | 4.8 | 1.3-18.3 | 0.021 |
| Skin temperature | 5.0 | 1.2-22.0 | 0.031 | -- | -- | -- |
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