Table 2.
Results of questionnaires.
| All | Sensory loss | Thermal hyperalgesia | Mechanical hyperalgesia | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BPI pain severity, [mean ± SD] (range) | 5.37 ± 1.95 (0-10) | 5.52 ± 1.89 (0-9.75) | 4.99 ± 1.86 (1-9) | 5.43 ± 2.07 (0-10) | n.s. |
| BPI interference score [mean ± SD] (range) | 4.60 ± 2.29 (0-9.86) | 4.99 ± 2.22 (0-9.86) | 4.08 ± 2.11 (0-9.29) | 4.44 ± 2.43 (0-9.29) | 0.002 (thermal hyperalgesia vs sensory loss) |
| HADS-A score (n = 410) [mean ± SD] (range) | 7.88 ± 4.41 (0-20) | 8.09 ± 4.39 (0-19) | 7.56 ± 4.19 (0-18) | 7.83 ± 4.61 (0-20) | n.s. |
| HADS-A abnormal [n] (%) | 212 (51.8%) | 102 (56.1%) | 45 (46.9%) | 65 (49.2%) | 0.047 (thermal hyperalgesia vs sensory loss) |
| HADS-D score (n = 410) [mean ± SD] (range) | 7.43 ± 4.52 (0-21) | 7.91 ± 4.40 (0-21) | 7.24 ± 4.60 (0-18) | 6.92 ± 4.61 (0-20) | n.s. |
| HADS-D abnormal [n] (%) | 205 (50.0%) | 97 (53.3%) | 46 (47.9%) | 62 (47.0%) | n.s. |
| EQ5 mobility abnormal (n = 225) [n] (%) | 132 (58.7%) | 70 (53.3%) | 18 (13.6%) | 44 (33.3%) | 0.008 (thermal hyperalgesia vs sensory loss) |
| EQ5 usual activity abnormal (n = 225) [n] (%) | 156 (69.3%) | 75 (48.1%) | 26 (16.7%) | 55 (35.3%) | 0.004 (thermal hyperalgesia vs sensory loss) |
| EQ5 self-care (n= = 25) [n] (%) | 52 (23.1%) | 29 (28.7%) | 7 (15.2%) | 16 (20.5%) | 0.039 (thermal hyperalgesia vs sensory loss) |
| EQ5-VAS [mean ± SD] (range) | 55.6 ± 21.2 (4-96) | 52.23 ± 18.63 (8-95) | 61.61 21.97 (10-96) | 56.37 ± 23.20 (4-95) | 0.02 (thermal hyperalgesia vs sensory loss) |
| PCS total score [mean ± SD] (range) | 23.63 ± 12.30 (0-52) | 25.76 ± 11.46 (0-52) | 21.73 ± 11.78 (0-52) | 22.11 ± 13.38 (0-52) |
0.006 (thermal hyperalgesia vs sensory loss) 0.022 (mechanical hyperalgesia vs sensory loss) |
| PCS rumination [mean ± SD] (range) | 8.07 ± 4.51 (0-16) | 8.59 ± 4.25 (0-16) | 7.65 ± 4.27 (0-16) | 7.67 ± 4.96 (0-16) | n.s. |
| PCS magnification [mean ± SD] (range) | 4.55 ± 3.07 (0-12) | 5.17 ± 3.02 (0-12) | 3.89 ± 2.92 (0-12) | 4.20 ± 3.10 (0-12) |
0.001 (thermal hyperalgesia vs sensory loss) 0.036 (mechanical hyperalgesia vs sensory loss) |
| PCS helplessness [mean ± SD] (range) | 11.01 ± 5.84 (0-24) | 11.99 ± 5.46 (0-24) | 10.20 ± 5.70 (0-24) | 10.24 ± 6.27 (0-24) |
0.007 (thermal hyperalgesia vs sensory loss) 0.014 (mechanical hyperalgesia vs sensory loss) |
BPI, Brief Pain Inventory; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and depression Scale with A = Anxiety and D = depression parts; n.s., not significant.
P values refer to the results of logistic regression analysis (refer to Table 3).