Table 4.
Patient characteristics according to 3-month pain symptom change trend improvers and non-improvers.
UCPPS Patient Group | |||
---|---|---|---|
Variable | 3 month Greater-Improvers |
3 month Lesser-Improvers |
p-value |
Sex | 9 M,17 F | 9 M,17 F | – |
Age (years) | 38.39 ± 10.54 | 39.23 ± 13.37 | 0.804 |
BMI | 25.67 ± 4.63 | 24.86 ± 6.77 | 0.616 |
Symptom duration (years) | 6.16 ± 5.69 | 7.39 ± 10.48 | 0.604 |
Age at symptom onset (years) | 32.23 ± 11.50 | 32.29 ± 14.67 | 0.987 |
HADS Anxiety | 7.42 ± 3.88 | 8.00 ± 4.31 | 0.617 |
HADS Depression | 5.09 ± 3.58 | 6.47 ± 4.83 | 0.252 |
# painful body sites (0–45) | 6.88 ± 7.40 | 6.92 ± 7.50 | 0.987 |
Initial Pain Severity (0–28) | 12.82 ± 4.60 | 12.70 ± 5.16 | 0.927 |
Initial Urinary Severity (0–25) | 10.18 ± 5.85 | 10.97 ± 5.68 | 0.627 |