Skip to main content
. 2022 May 6;15:1437–1449. doi: 10.2147/DMSO.S352316

Table 3.

Abnormal Ratio of TCSS Indicators of Three Groups

Total (n, 272) FMD>7% (n, 90) 4%≤FMD≤7% (n, 91) FMD<4% (n, 91) X2 p
Nerve symptomsa 44.249 <0.001
  Lower limb pain 141(52%) 40(44%) 50(55%) 51(56%)
  Numbness 60(22%) 5(5%) 10(11%) 45(49%)
  Picotement 44(16%) 5(5%) 3(3%) 36(40%)
  Fatigue 137(50%) 45(50%) 54(59%) 68(75%)
 Walking imbalance 33(12%) 5(5%) 9(10%) 19(21%)
 Upper-limb symptoms 35(13%) 0 9(10%) 26(29%)
Sensory examinationsb 26.758 0.003
  Acmesthesia 25(9%) 5(5%) 7(8%) 13(14%)
  Temperature sensation 198(73%) 50(55%) 65(71%) 83(91%)
  Light touch sensation 54(20%) 0 18(20%) 36(40%)
  Vibration sensation 138(51%) 10(11%) 57(63%) 71(78%)
  Joint-position sensation 0 0 0 0
Nerve reflexesc 76.631 <0.001
  Ankle reflex 127(47%) 9(10%) 36(40%) 82(90%)
  Knee reflex 119(44%) 9(10%) 30(33%) 80(88%)

Notes: Chi-square test is used in this table TCSS, Toronto clinical scoring system. a is for nerve symptoms; aX2, 44.249; p<0.001; b is for sensory examinations; bX2, 26.758; p, 0.003; c is for nerve reflexes; cX2, 76.631; p<0.001. Nerve symptoms; sensory examinations; and nerve reflexes can be considered different among the three groups.