Table 3. Comparation of ΔT in the ROIs and neural areas of hands and feet in the PWP and PNP groups.
| PWP (n = 29) | PNP (n = 26) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROI | ΔT | ΔT | |
| median (Q1-Q3) | median (Q1-Q3) | p value | |
| HANDS | |||
| P1 | 0.7 (0.35–1.15) | 0.5 (0.3–1.15) | 0.191 |
| P2 | 0.5 (0.2–0.8) | 0.4 (0.2–0.7) | 0.551 |
| P3 | 0.6 (0.35–1.3) | 0.3 (0.2–0.7) | 0.677 |
| P4 | 0.5 (0.2–1.0) | 0.3 (0.2–0.5) | 0.295 |
| P5 | 0.6 (0.25–1.0) | 0.5 (0.3--0.75) | 0.878 |
| P6 | 0.6 (0.3–1.2) | 0.2 (0.2–0.8) | 0.060 |
| P7 | 0.6 (0.2–1.05) | 0.45 (0.2–1.15) | 0.754 |
| P8 | 0.5 (0.25–0.85) | 0.5 (0.2–1.07) | 0.388 |
| P9 | 0.6 (0.4–1.15) | 0.5 (0.2–1.15) | 0.869 |
| P10 | 0.4 (0.3–1.05) | 0.35 (0.2–1.1) | 0.883 |
| AP1 | 0.3 (0.15–0.8) | 0.2 (0.1–0.75) | 0.116 |
| AP2 | 0.3 (0.2–0.65) | 0.3 (0.1–0.75) | 0.638 |
| D1 | 0.6 (0.25–1.2) | 0.35 (0.1–0.85) | 0.162 |
| D2 | 0.5 (0.3–1.3) | 0,25 (0.1–0.5) | 0.061 |
| D3 | 0.4 (0.15–1.2) | 0.4 (0.1–0.9) | 0.708 |
| D4 | 0.3 (0.15–0.7) | 0.45 (0.4–0.9) | 0.876 |
| D5 | 0.6 (0.2–0.9) | 0.45 (0.2–0.7) | 0.398 |
| D6 | 0.3 (0.1–0.6) | 0.4 (0.1–0.6) | 0.303 |
| D7 | 0.5 (0.2–1.05) | 0.4 (0.2–0.9) | 0.334 |
| D8 | 0.4 (0.2–1.0) | 0.35 (0.2–0.7) | 0.324 |
| D9 | 0.5 (0.25–1.2) | 0.55 (0.3–1.1) | 0.871 |
| D10 | 0.6 (0.25–1.0) | 0.6 (0.5–0.9) | 0.876 |
| AD1 | 0.2 (0.1–0.5) | 0.3 (0.2–0.6) | 0.644 |
| AD2 | 0.6 (0.25–1.0) | 0.3 (0.2–0.7) | 1 |
| RADIAL | 0.4 (0.2–0.65) | 0.35 (0.2–0.6) | 0.760 |
| ULNAR | 0.2 (0.3–0.7) | 0.45 (0.2–0.8) | 0.684 |
| MEDIAN | 0.5 (0.2–1.0) | 0.4 (0.3–1.0) | 0.618 |
| FEET | |||
| PL1 | 0.5 (0.25–1.4) | 0.6 (0.4–1.15) | 0.848 |
| PL2 | 0.8 (0.4–1.4) | 0.4 (0.3–1.1) | 0.064 |
| PL3 | 0.8 (0.4–1.2) | 0.7 (0.30–1.4) | 0.896 |
| PL4 | 0.7 (0.3–1.1) | 0.55 (0.20–1.0) | 0.486 |
| PL5 | 0.7 (0.45–1.25) | 0.6 (0.3--1.3) | 0.640 |
| PL6 | 0.6 (0.2–0.95) | 0.45 (0.2–0.7) | 0.613 |
| PL7 | 0.6 (0.3–0.85) | 0.4 (0.3–0.9) | 0.908 |
| PL8 | 0.5 (0.25–0.8) | 0.4 (0.2–0.8) | 0.753 |
| PL9 | 0.4 (0.25–1.05) | 0.5 (0.2–0.7) | 0.976 |
| PL10 | 0.5 (0.2–0.75) | 0.3 (0.2–0.6) | 0.369 |
| PF | 0.6 (0.35–1.15) | 0.4 (0.2–0.7) | 0.165 |
| D1 | 0.7 (0.2–1.55) | 0.4 (0.2–0.9) | 0.207 |
| D2 | 0.4 (0.2–1.05) | 0.4 (0.3–1.0) | 0.495 |
| D3 | 0.5 (0.2–1.1) | 0.45 (0.3–0.8) | 0.878 |
| D4 | 0.3 (0.1–0.9) | 0.5 (0.3–1.1) | 0.098 |
| D5 | 0.7 (0.3–1.35) | 0.75 (0.3–1.3) | 0.713 |
| AD1 | 0.6 (0.1–1.1) | 0.4 (0.1–0.6) | 0.477 |
| AD2 | 0.5 (0.2–0.6) | 0.45 (0.1–0.8) | 0.485 |
| FIBULAR | 0.5 (0.15–1.0) | 0.4 (0.3–0.7) | 0.903 |
| TIBIAL | 0.6 (0.3–1.0) | 0.45 (0.2–0.8) | 0.516 |
ROI: Region of interest, PWP: patients with pain, PNP: patients no pain.
ΔT: right/left temperature difference; * p was considered significant when p < 0.05 (Mann-Whitney test).