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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Feb 17.
Published in final edited form as: Oncology. 2016 Feb 17;90(3):127–135. doi: 10.1159/000443377

Table 2.

Predictive value of baseline QST on development of CIPN symptoms: multivariate analysis (n = 60, 704 observations)

Effect Estimate Standard Error Pr > |t|
Touch detection
Bumps Detection test 0.109 0.035 0.002
von Frey filament
  Painful area 0.218 0.333 0.513
  Border area −0.250 0.476 0.600
  Volar area 0.221 0.462 0.633
Sensorimotor function
Grooved Pegboard test
  Dominant hand −0.012 0.008 0.136
  Nondominant hand 0.024 0.008 0.002
Other variables
Female vs. male 0.956 0.241 <0.0001
ECOG PS (1–2 vs. 0) 0.607 0.208 0.004
BMI 0.038 0.016 0.020
Opioid use (yes vs. no) 0.567 0.184 0.002

Abbreviations: BMI = body mass index; CIPN = chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy; ECOG PS = Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status; QST = quantitative sensory testing. Multivariate mixed model, with all other factors controlled.