Table 4.
Demographic, clinical and psychological characteristics of the sensitisation groups
| Peripheral sensitisation | Central sensitisation | Peripheral and central sensitisation | No sensitisation | p Value | |
| Tianzong (SI 11) | |||||
| Age (years) | 48.78 (43.45 to 54.21) | 50.38 (44.02 to 56.75) | 50.38 (44.02 to 56.75) | 56.57 (48.00 to 65.15) | 0.47 |
| Sex (% female) | 78.28 (56.14 to 92.52) | 76.92 (46.16 to 94.89) | 76.92 (46.16 to 94.89) | 14.29 (3.68 to 57.62) | <0.001 |
| Pain duration (weeks) | 21.04 (12.91 to 29.17) | 24.31 (10.23 to 38.38) | 24.31 (10.23 to 38.38) | 12.57 (7.16 to 17.99) | 0.60 |
| VAS | 68.04 (61.25 to 74.84) | 71.15 (62.77 to 79.53) | 71.15 (62.77 to 79.53) | 60.00 (52.45 to 67.55) | 0.34 |
| Jianliao (SJ 14) | |||||
| Age (years) | 48.09 (38.47 to 57.71) | 49.59 (43.35 to 55.82) | 48.89 (38.97 to 58.81) | 53.27 (46.22 to 60.33) | 0.78 |
| Sex (% female) | 100 | 82.35 (56.42 to 96.62) | 100 | 27.27 (6.01 to 60.95) | <0.001 |
| Pain duration (weeks) | 22.55 (10.81 to 34.28) | 23.29 (12.80 to 33.79) | 22.22 (7.96 to 36.49) | 11.64 (7.07 to 16.21) | 0.32 |
| VAS | 70.00 (59.17 to 80.83) | 68.82 (61.14 to 76.51) | 72.22 (59.60 to 84.84) | 63.18 (53.41 to 72.95) | 0.59 |
| Jianyu (LI 15) | |||||
| Age (years) | 46.92 (38.29 to 55.56) | 47.47 (41.20 to 53.75) | 45.42 (36.64 to 54.19) | 55.10 (48.95 to 61.25) | 0.32 |
| Sex (% female) | 92.31 (63.76 to 99.81) | 89.47 (66.90 to 98.70) | 100 | 20.00 (2.54 to 55.41) | <0.001 |
| Pain duration (weeks) | 19.69 (9.51 to 29.87) | 21.89 (12.14 to 31.65) | 20.67 (9.73 to 31.60) | 14.80 (9.23 to 20.37) | 0.76 |
| VAS | 68.46 (59.62 to 77.30) | 66.84 (59.65 to 74.04) | 66.67 (57.96 to 75.38) | 62.50 (53.38 to 71.62) | 0.79 |
| Jianzhen (SI 9) | |||||
| Age (years) | 48.22 (41.53 to 54.91) | 48.00 (41.35 to 54.65) | 46.27 (38.65 to 53.88) | 53.33 (45.49 to 61.17) | 0.64 |
| Sex (% female) | 83.33 (58.57 to 96.44) | 83.33 (58.57 to 96.44) | 93.33 (67.97 to 99.83) | 33.33 (7.45 to 70.06) | <0.001 |
| Pain duration (weeks) | 17.11 (9.58 to 24.64) | 18.22 (10.77 to 25.67) | 18.67 (9.70 to 27.63) | 24.00 (6.74 to 41.26) | 0.78 |
| VAS | 67.78 (60.43 to 75.13) | 66.67 (58.85 to 74.48) | 68.00 (59.32 to 76.68) | 65.00 (53.79 to 76.21) | 0.97 |
Values presented as % (for sex) or mean with (95% CI).
VAS, Visual Analogue Scale.