Table 4. Mean scores and odds ratios for functional capacity by severity of neurological symptoms.
Neurological symptoms | Severe | Moderate | Mild | Hypersensitive | Nearly normal | P value† | |||||
Mean score* | Odds ratio† | Mean score* | Odds ratio† | Mean score* | Odds ratio† | Mean score* | Odds ratio† | Mean score* | Odds ratio† | ||
Visual impairment | 1.6 | 0.01 | 4.2 | 0.06 | 6.7 | 0.28 | - | - | 9.7 | 1.00 | <0.001 |
Dysbasia | 3.4 | 0.03 | 5.3 | 0.08 | 8.0 | 0.25 | - | - | 10.5 | 1.00 | <0.001 |
Symptoms of lower extremities | |||||||||||
Weakness | 3.8 | 0.04 | 7.2 | 0.17 | 9.3 | 0.48 | - | - | 10.9 | 1.00 | <0.001 |
Spasticity | 6.8 | 0.31 | 7.1 | 0.36 | 8.3 | 0.72 | - | - | 8.8 | 1.00 | <0.001 |
Amyotrophy | 2.7 | 0.03 | 5.5 | 0.13 | 7.8 | 0.38 | - | - | 9.9 | 1.00 | <0.001 |
Sensory symptoms | |||||||||||
Tactile sensation | 5.9 | 0.25 | 7.8 | 0.59 | 9.5 | 1.17 | 8.3 | 0.69 | 8.5 | 1.00 | <0.001 |
Algesthesia | 6.0 | 0.26 | 7.6 | 0.54 | 9.4 | 1.10 | 8.7 | 0.78 | 8.7 | 1.00 | <0.001 |
Vibratory sensation | 7.2 | 0.47 | 8.3 | 0.69 | 9.6 | 1.11 | - | - | 9.7 | 1.00 | <0.001 |
Dysesthesia | 7.0 | 0.35 | 8.3 | 0.60 | 9.4 | 0.95 | - | - | 8.7 | 1.00 | <0.001 |
* Mean functional capacity score.
† Odds ratio and P value from the proportional odds model with functional capacity as an ordinal dependent variable and sex, age, and a neurological symptom as independent variables.