Table 4.
Comparison of the results of the painDETECT items between patients with low and normal HGS #.
| PainDETECT Items | Low HGS Group (n = 978) |
Normal HGS Group (n = 1621) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gradation of pain (score of ≥3/5), n | |||
| Burning sensation | 113 (11.6) | 180 (11.1) | 0.725 |
| Tingling sensation | 424 (43.4) | 706 (43.6) | 0.921 |
| Pain by light touch | 85 (8.7) | 105 (6.5) | 0.036 |
| Electric shock-like pain | 326 (33.3) | 519 (32.0) | 0.488 |
| Pain on cold/heat stimulation | 54 (5.5) | 45 (2.8) | <0.001 |
| Numbness | 178 (18.2) | 249 (15.4) | 0.058 |
| Pain by slight pressure | 222 (22.7) | 345 (21.3) | 0.397 |
| Pain course pattern, n | |||
| Persistent pain with slight fluctuation | 491 (50.2) | 884 (54.5) | 0.032 |
| Persistent pain with pain attacks | 266 (27.2) | 392 (24.2) | 0.087 |
| Pain attacks without pain between them | 151 (15.4) | 258 (15.9) | 0.747 |
| Pain attacks with pain between them | 70 (7.2) | 87 (5.4) | 0.063 |
| Radiating pain, n | 387 (39.6) | 572 (35.3) | 0.029 |
| Categorization by total score, n | |||
| ≤12 | 784 (80.2) | 1376 (84.9) | |
| 13–18 | 140 (14.3) | 179 (11.0) | |
| ≥19 | 54 (5.5) | 66 (4.1) | |
| Total PainDETECT score | 7.32 ± 6.28 | 6.73 ± 5.65 | 0.016 |
Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD) or number of patients (%). HGS, handgrip strength. # The study population was divided into two groups: normal HGS (≥28 kg for men and ≥18 kg for women) and low HGS (<28 kg for men and <18 kg for women), according to the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS) 2019 guideline [1].