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Table 3. – Association of disability stage and the affected nerves at the time of diagnosis and at the cure discharge period. Joao Pessoa, 2016.

Affected nerves ⁽¹⁾	Total		Incapacity Stage				X²Association test	PR** (IC. 95%)
	Total		Stage – (1 ou 2)		Grau – 0		Sig. p-valor
	n	%	n	%	N	%
Ulnar							p⁽¹⁾=0,000*
Diagnosis	118	100	77	65,3	41	34,7		2,123 (1,711 - 2,634)
Discharge	84	100	55	65,5	29	34,5		2,161 (1,724 - 2,707)
Radial							p⁽¹⁾=0,000*
Diagnosis	60	100	40	66,7	20	33,3		1,844 (1,470 - 2,312)
Discharge	34	100	24	70,6	10	29,4		2,048 (1,583 - 2,649)
Median							p⁽¹⁾=0,000*
Diagnosis	95	100	70	73,7	25	26,3		2,398 (1,956 - 2,941)
Discharge	34	100	24	70,6	10	29,4		2,048 (1,583 - 2,649)
Common Fibular							p⁽¹⁾=0,000*
Diagnosis	83	100	56	67,5	27	32,5		1,994 (1,613 - 2,465)
Discharge	56	100	44	78,6	12	21,4		2,534 (2,062 - 3,115)
Tibial Posterior							p⁽¹⁾=0,000*
Diagnosis	102	100	71	69,6	31	30,4		2,239 (1,816 - 2,760)
Discharge	80	100	62	77,5	18	22,5		2,783 (2,258 - 3,431)

^(*) Significant association ≤ 0,05. (**) PR = Prevalence Ratio.

Source: Research data, 2016.