Table 5 Predictors (categorical variables) of change in self-reported cold sensitivity (CISS; score range 4–100) among patients with traumatic hand injuries

Gender

Male

46

5 (−3, 16)

0.75

Female

14

10 (−5, 14)

Smoking

No

46

10 (−3, 17)

0.23

Yes

14

2 (−4, 12)

Injured side

Dominant

27

3 (−3, 13)

0.37

Non dominant

31

9 (−3, 18)

Bilateral

2

−15 (−45)

Injured digit(s)

Single digit

17

6 (−5, 14)

0.918

Multiple digits

17

9 (−3, 17)

Level of injury

Distal to the MCP joint level

30

9 (−3, 16)

0.77

Mid palm and dorsal hand

19

1 (−6, 17)

Proximal hand

4

5 (−3, 22)

Wrist and forearm

7

9 (1, 14)

Type of injury

Sharp

32

3 (−3, 16)

0.63

Laceration

20

10 (3, 15)

Crush

8

7 (−11, 29)

Soft tissue damage

No

33

3 (−6, 14)

0.06

Yes

27

10 (2, 17)

Soft tissue repair

None

8

8 (−15, 17)

0.37

Skin suture

38

2 (−3, 15)

Split skin

12

12 (7, 16)

Flap

2

13 (2)

Bone injury

No

30

2 (−5, 16)

0.19

Yes

30

10 (−2, 16)

Osteosynthetic material

None

37

2 (−3, 17)

0.53

Pins/Wire

13

10 (5, 16)

Screws or plate

10

12 (−6, 16)

Removal of osteo-synthetic material

No

2

25 (11)

0.19

Yes

14

12 (9, 14)

Tendon injury

No

20

3 (−2, 17)

0.97

Yes

40

9 (−3, 15)

Vascular grafts

No

49

3 (−3, 15)

0.16

Yes

10

13 (7, 17)

Nerve injury

No nerve injury

5

3 (−5, 18)

0.39

Median nerve

10

−5 (−6, 13)

Ulnar nerve

5

17 (9, 20)

Median and ulnar or multiple nerves

3

−1 (−45)

Radial nerve

5

9 (−11, 12)

One digital nerve

5

14 (−2, 20)

Two or multiple digital nerves or common digital nerve

26

10 (−3, 15)

Nerve injury

Complete

46

8 (−3, 15)

0.26

Partial

5

−3 (−6, 11)

Contusion

6

20 (14, 31)

Repaired nerve

No

36

8 (−3, 15)

0.83

Yes

14

3 (−3, 14)

Revascularisation

No

51

4 (−3, 15)

0.60

Yes

9

12 (−6, 19)

Replantation

No

48

4 (−3, 17)

0.88

Yes

12

10 (−3, 13)

Post operative pain relief

None

4

6 (−13, 10)

0.87

Oral

25

9 (−3, 17)

Injection

23

6 (2)