Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of subjects.
| Measure | Group A (n = 69) neuropathic pain | Group B (n = 62) non painful neuropathy | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | % | Value | % | ||
| Age, y | 0.443 | ||||
| Median | 48 (20–86) | 49 (19–83) | |||
| Gender | |||||
| Male/female (N) | 39/30 | 76.9 | 38/24 | 63.1 | 0.545 |
| Time from nerve suture operation, y | |||||
| Mean ± SD | 1.1 ± 2.5 | 2.3 ± 1.3 | <0.001 | ||
| BMI | |||||
| Mean ± SD | 26 ± 5.1 | 26 ± 3.9 | 0.397 | ||
| ASA physical status | 0.642 | ||||
| I | 35 | 50.8 | 31 | 50 | |
| II | 30 | 43.4 | 25 | 40 | |
| III | 4 | 5.8 | 6 | 10 | |
| Employment (n) | 0.461 | ||||
| Employed | 49 | 71 | 50 | 80.6 | |
| Retired | 10 | 14.5 | 7 | 11.2 | |
| Unable to work | 9 | 13 | 3 | 4.8 | |
| Others | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | 3.2 | |
| Nerve injury (n) | 0.643 | ||||
| Digital nerves total (median, ulnar, radial) | 31 (15, 10, 5) | 44.9 | 41 (17, 8, 15) | 66.1 | |
| Median | 9 | 13 | 3 | 4.8 | |
| Ulnar | 6 | 8.6 | 1 | 1.6 | |
| Radial | 3 | 4.3 | 4 | 6.4 | |
| Multiple nerves | 20 | 30.4 | 13 | 20.9 | |
| Reoperation (n) | 11 | 15 | 4 | 6.4 | 0.333 |
| Dominant hand (right) | |||||
| Right | 57 | 82.6 | 56 | 90.3 | 0.957 |
| Injury site (right) | |||||
| Right | 28 | 40 | 27 | 43 | 0.853 |
| Pain intensity (NRS 0–10) | <0.0001 | ||||
| Maximum last week | 6.5 ± 2.5 | 0.01 ± 0.1 | <0.0001 | ||
| Minimum last week | 1.7 ± 1.8 | 0 | <0.0001 | ||
| Average last week | 4.1 ± 2.1 | 0.18 ± 0.25 | <0.0001 | ||
| Current | 3.2 ± 2.7 | 0 | <0.0001 | ||
| Other chronic pain | 34 | 49.2 | 21 | 33.0 | 0.064 |
| Joint pain | 18 | 26 | 16 | 25 | |
| Low back pain | 12 | 17.3 | 6 | 9.6 | |
| Headache | 4 | 5.7 | 2 | 3.2 | |
| Others | 9 | 13 | 1 | 1.6 | |
| S-LANSS | |||||
| Mean ± SD | 19.2 ± 3.4 | 4.3 ± 3.1 | <0.0001 | ||
| LANSS part A | |||||
| Mean ± SD | 11.4 ± 2.7 | 0.3 ± 1.7 | |||
| LANSS part B | |||||
| Mean ± SD | 6.8 ± 2.0 | 3.9 ± 2.7 | |||
| HADS anxiety | 0.133 | ||||
| 0–7 points (normal values) | |||||
| No anxiety | 47 | 68.1 | 50 | 80.6 | |
| 8–10 (borderline cases) | |||||
| Mild anxiety | 12 | 17.3 | 8 | 12.9 | |
| ≥11–21 (abnormal cases) | |||||
| Severe anxiety | 10 | 14.4 | 4 | 6.4 | |
| HADS depression | 0.143 | ||||
| 0–7 points (normal values) | |||||
| No depression | 60 | 86.9 | 53 | 85.4 | |
| 8–10 (borderline cases) | |||||
| Mild depression | 6 | 8.6 | 7 | 11.2 | |
| ≥11–21 (abnormal cases) | |||||
| Severe depression | 3 | 4.3 | 2 | 3.2 | |
| QuickDASH (mean ± SD) | 34 ± 22 | 7.6 ± 12 | <0.001 | ||
| RAND-36 (mean ± SD) | <0.001 | ||||
| Physical function (PF) | 77 ± 20 | 89 ± 17 | <0.0001 | ||
| Physical role/function (RP) | 53 ± 37 | 83 ± 29 | <0.0001 | ||
| Pain (BP) | 52 ± 22 | 83 ± 23 | <0.0001 | ||
| General health (GH) | 67 ± 25 | 74 ± 19 | 0.149 | ||
| Physical component RAND-36 | 251 ± 85 | 330 ± 69 | <0.0001 | ||
| Mental health (MH) | 77 ± 21 | 79 ± 18 | 0.663 | ||
| Emotional role/function (RE) | 68 ± 38 | 83 ± 32 | 0.098 | ||
| Social function (SF) | 79 ± 26 | 87 ± 22 | 0.040 | ||
| Vitality (VT) | 62 ± 24 | 64 ± 20 | 0.429 | ||
| Mental health component RAND-36 | 285 ± 99 | 313 ± 81 | 0.195 | ||
ASA American Society of Anesthesiology physical status; BMI, body mass index; y, years. Bold font indicates statistical significance.