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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 14.
Published in final edited form as: J Rehabil Med. 2012 Mar;44(3):254–260. doi: 10.2340/16501977-0933

Table II.

Median baseline pain and % change from baseline to month 2

Baseline
% change
Factor Median (IQR) p-value Median (IQR) p-value
Overall
  Baseline 6.0 (5.0–8.0)
  Month 2 5.0 (3.0–6.0) −15.5 (0 to –40.0)
Age
  <60 years 6.0 (5.0–7.0) 0.46 −11.8 (0 to 34.3) 0.39
  >60 years 6.0 (5.0–8.0) −24.3 (0 to –62.5)
Race
  White/Hispanic 6.0 (4.5–8.0) 0.76 −11.1 (–33.3 to –62.5) 0.29
  Non-White/Hispanic 6.5 (5.0–8.0) −16.7 (0 to –40.0)
Gender
  Male 7 (5.0–8.0) 0.34 −12.5 (0 to –60) 0.92
  Female 6.0 (5.0–7.0) −16.7 (0 to –40)
Education
  <16 years 6.0 (5.0–7.0) 0.64 0 (16.7 to –16.7) 0.01
  >16 years 7.0 (5.0–8.0) −28.6 (–11.1 to –71.4)
Time since amputation
  <5 years 6.0 (5.0–8.0) 0.97 −15.5 (0 to –61.3) 0.86
  >5 years 6.5 (5.0–8.0) −20.5 (0 to –38.9)
Not working due to disability
  No 7.0 (5.0–8.0) 0.39 −28.6 (–6.3 to –61.3) 0.06
  Yes 5.5 (5.0–7.0) 0 (11.1 to –14.3)
Aetiology of amputation
  Non–trauma 6.0 (5.0–7.0) 0.43 −13.9 (0 to –33.3) 0.57
  Trauma 6.5 (5.0–8.0) −21.4 (0 to –50.0)
Prosthesis use
  No 6.0 (5.0–7.5) 0.32 −14.3 (0 to –38.9) 0.80
  Yes 7.0 (5.0–8.0) −16.7 (0 to –40.0)
Depressive symptoms (CES-D)
  <16 6.0 (5.0–8.0) 0.34 −18.3 (0 to –38.9) 0.50
  >16 7.0 (5.0–8.5) 0 (0 to –14.3)
Amputation side
  Left 7.0 (5.0–8.0) 0.33 −16.7 (0 to –60.0) 0.87
  Right 5.5 (5.0–7.0) −12.5 (0 to –38.9)
Residual limb (stump) pain
  No 7.0 (5.0–8.0) 0.57 −14.3 (0 to –40.0) 0.81
  Yes 6.0 (5.0–8.0) −16.7 (0 to –38.9)

IQR: interquartile range; CES-D: Centers for Epidemiologic Studies Depression subscale.