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. 2022 Nov 22;16:24. doi: 10.1186/s13030-022-00253-2

Table 1.

Patient Characteristics (n = 126)

Non-CSS (n = 75) CSS (n = 51) P value
Sex  < 0.01
 Male 34(45.3%) 9(17.6%)
 Female 41(54.7%) 42(82.4%)
Age(years) 60.0 [22.0–81.0] 49.0 [26.0–83.0]  < 0.01
Education(years) 14.0 [ 9.0 -20.0] 14.0 [ 9.0 -16.0] 0.86
Treatment duration(months) 36.0 [3.0–204.0] 66.0 [3.0–204.0] 0.53
Questionnaire
 CSI-A 23.0 [1.0–38.0] 49.0 [40.0–90.0]  < 0.001
 CSI-B 1.0 [ 0.0 -4.0] 2.0 [ 0.0 -6.0]  < 0.001
 SSS-8 9.0 [1.0–24.0] 17.0 [6.0–32.0]  < 0.001
 HADS Anxiety 5.0 [0.0–15.0] 10.0 [3.0–19.0]  < 0.001
 HADS Depression 5.0 [0.0–15.0] 9.0 [1.0–17.0]  < 0.001
 PCS 19.0 [0.0–49.0] 35.0 [0.0–52.0]  < 0.001

CSI Central Sensitization Inventory, SSS-8 The Somatic Symptom Scale-8, HAD Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, PCS Pain Catastrophizing Scale