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. 2019 May 30;21(1):125–137. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnz112

Table 4.

Comparison between participants with and without neuropathic-like pain symptoms on clinical variables

Unadjusted
Partially Adjusted
Fully Adjusted
NP (N = 32) Non-NP (N = 152) NP (N = 32) Non-NP (N = 152) NP (N = 32) Non-NP (N = 152)
Characteristics n/N M (SD) M (SD) M (SD) M (SD) M (SD) M (SD)
WOMAC
 Pain 32/151 12.6 (3.3) 6.9 (3.8)** 11.7 (3.3) 7.1 (3.8)** 10.0 (3.3) 7.4 (3.8)**
 Stiffness 32/151 5.5 (1.7) 2.9 (1.7)** 5.1 (1.7) 3.0 (1.7)** 4.5 (1.7) 3.1 (1.7)**
 Physical function 32/152 40.1 (11.4) 22.0 (13.3)** 36.7 (11.4) 22.7 (13.3)** 30.2 (11.4) 24.1 (13.3)**
GCPS
 Disability score (0–100) 32/152 75.3 (23.2) 42.5 (28.3)** 68.7 (23.2) 43.8 (28.3)** 55.0 (23.2) 46.7 (28.3)
Chronic pain grade 31/151
 Grade I: low disability–low intensity 0 57
 Grade II: low disability–high intensity 4 35
 Grade III: high disability–moderately limiting 14 41
 Grade IV: high disability–severely limiting 13 18
Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire–2
 Continuous 31/147 6.5 (1.6) 2.9 (2.3)** 6.0 (1.6) 3.1 (2.3)** 4.8 (1.6) 3.3 (2.3)**
 Intermittent 31/145 6.3 (1.7) 2.2 (2.1)** 5.8 (1.7) 2.3 (2.1)** 5.0 (1.7) 2.5 (2.1)**
 Neuropathic 28/148 4.7 (2.0) 1.2 (1.6)** 4.3 (2.0) 1.3 (1.6)** 3.8 (2.0) 1.4 (1.6)**
 Affective 31/148 5.6 (2.3) 1.7 (2.2)** 5.1 (2.3) 1.8 (2.2)** 4.3 (2.3) 1.9 (2.2)**
 Total score 28/145 5.7 (1.5) 2.0 (1.8)** 5.2 (1.5) 2.1 (1.8)** 4.4 (1.5) 2.3 (1.8)**

Fully adjusted = included all partially adjusted covariates (site, age, education, race group, body mass index), in addition to the Graded Chronic Pain Scale pain intensity; GCPS = Graded Chronic Pain Scale; NP = neuropathic-like pain; partially adjusted = covariates were site, age, education, race group, and body mass index; unadjusted = no covariates were included in analyses; WOMAC = Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index.

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P < 0.01.