Self-reported cold sensitivity in patients with traumatic hand injuries or hand-arm vibration syndrome - an eight year follow up

Table 3 Perceived symptoms on cold exposure at 1 and 8 years follow-up in patients with traumatic hand injury or HAVS

Perceived symptoms on cold exposure¹	*Score*	Traumatic hand injury				HAVS
		n	1 year²	8 years²	p-value³	n	1 year²	8 years²	p-value³
Pain	0-10	54	3 (0–6)	3 (0–5)	0.46	18	6 (3–8)	6 (2–7)	0.25
Numbness	0-10	51	4 (1–6)	3 (0–6)	0.07	18	6 (4–8)	7 (5–8)	0.87
Stiffness	0-10	53	5 (2–7)	4 (1–6)	0.001	22	7 (4–8)	6 (4–8)	0.53
Weakness	0-10	52	5 (1–7)	3 (1–6)	0.004	19	7 (4–8)	5 (4–7)	0.04
Aching	0-10	57	3 (0–7)	2 (0–5)	0.12	19	6 (4–8)	7 (4–8)	0.85
Swelling	0-10	58	0 (0–2)	0 (0–1)	0.18	21	0 (0–4)	2 (0–5)	0.11
Skin colour change	0-10	53	3 (0–7)	2 (0–5)	0.001	17	6 (4–8)	5 (3–8)	0.14

¹Question no 1 in the CISS questionnaire: “Which of the following symptoms of cold intolerance do you experience in your injured limb on exposure to cold?” (0 = no symptoms/trouble at all and 10 = the most severe symptoms/trouble you can possibly imagine).
²Median values (q₁–q₃).
³Wilcoxon’s signed rank test. Bold = statistical significance.

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