Table 3.
HQ-8 Questions
| HQ-1 Pain on Load | HQ-2 Pain on Motion without Load | HQ-3 Pain at Rest | HQ-4 Stiffness | HQ-5 Weakness | HQ-6 Numbness/Tingling in Fingers | HQ-7 Cold Sensitivity | HQ-8 Ability to Perform Daily Activities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preoperative | ||||||||
| No diabetes (n = 313) | 50 (19 to 70) | 30 (8 to 57) | 31 (9 to 60) | 30 (4 to 60) | 52 (30 to 80) | 80 (60 to 90) | 53 (20 to 80) | 50 (21 to 75) |
| Diabetes (n = 39) | 46 (15 to 69) | 30 (10 to 55) | 30 (10 to 60) | 37 (10 to 59) | 50 (22 to 81) | 80 (56 to 90) | 73 (36 to 91) | 50 (30 to 80) |
| P-value | 0.47 | 0.96 | 0.83 | 0.15 | 0.86 | 0.89 | 0.035 | 0.95 |
| All (n = 352) | 50 (17 to 70) | 30 (8 to 56) | 30 (10 to 60) | 30 (5 to 60) | 52 (30 to 80) | 80 (60 to 90) | 59 (20 to 80) | 50 (23 to 75) |
| 3 months postoperative | ||||||||
| No diabetes (n = 232) | 24 (10 to 50) | 10 (0 to 32) | 10 (0 to 30) | 10 (0 to 38) | 30 (10 to 60) | 31 (10 to 70) | 20 (1 to 55) | 20 (2 to 50) |
| Diabetes (n = 34) | 35 (10 to 60) | 30 (3 to 60) | 15 (4 to 60) | 19 (4 to 44) | 50 (23 to 70) | 59 (20 to 80) | 25 (4 to 59) | 35 (10 to 59) |
| P-value | 0.34 | 0.043 | 0.13 | 0.41 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.48 | 0.25 |
| All (n = 266) | 25 (10 to 50) | 10 (0 to 40) | 10 (0 to 30) | 10 (0 to 40) | 30 (10 to 60) | 38 (10 to 70) | 20 (1 to 57) | 20 (2 to 50) |
| 12 months postoperative | ||||||||
| No diabetes (n = 220) | 30 (10 to 60) | 10 (0 to 40) | 10 (0 to 40) | 20 (0 to 40) | 34 (11 to 60) | 40 (12 to 73) | 30 (3 to 66) | 27 (3 to 58) |
| Diabetes (n = 37) | 30 (1 to 70) | 10 (0 to 50) | 10 (1–35) | 10 (1 to 50) | 40 (10 to 70) | 50 (15 to 80) | 40 (1 to 70) | 30 (10 to 61) |
| P-value | 0.93 | 0.98 | 0.90 | 0.69 | 0.54 | 0.93 | 0.76 | 0.36 |
| All (n = 257) (n = 257) | 30 (6 to 61) | 10 (0 to 40) | 10 (0 to 40) | 20 (0 to 40) | 35 (10 to 60) | 40 (12 to 74) | 30 (3 to 68) | 29 (3 to 59) |
| Change 0–12 months | ||||||||
| No diabetes (n = 88) | 8 (−5 to 31) | 4 (−7 to 30) | 2 (0 to 29) | 5 (0 to 22) | 10 (−9 to 35) | 20 (0 to 50) | 2 (−9 to 36) | 10 (−1 to 31) |
| Diabetes (n = 12) | to 6 (−30 to 19) | 4 (−23 to 15) | to 10 (−20 to 21) | to 5 (−19 to 38) | 4 (−12 to 16) | 10 (−10 to 60) | 16 (−14 to 52) | 10 (−14 to 31) |
| P-value | 0.087 | 0.58 | 0.17 | 0.22 | 0.45 | 0.70 | 0.65 | 0.98 |
| All (n = 100) | 5 (−10 to 30) | 4 (−10 to 28) | 2 (−7 to 25) | 4 (−2 to 22) | 10 (−10 to 31) | 20 (0 to 50) | 6 (−9 to 36) | 10 (−6 to 31) |
Comparison between cases with and without diabetes treated with simple decompression for UNE.
Numbers presented as median [interquartile range (IQR)].
Boldface p-values <0.05 are considered statistically significant.