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Table 3 Pain parameters at baseline & 6 months post-surgery by sensory phenotype

From: The association of sensory phenotype and concomitant mood, sleep and functional impairment with the outcome of carpal tunnel surgery

Baseline Sensory Phenotype

Symptom Severity Score

BPI Pain Severity Score

NPSI

baseline

6 months

baseline

6 months

baseline

6 months

healthy profile

2.87 (0.8)

1.36 (0.6)

3.25 (4)

0.75 (3.3)

31.5 (40.5)

0 (9.5)

thermal hyperalgesia

3.18 (1.3)

1.23 (0.4)

5.0 (5.3)

0.0 (0.4)

29.0 (47.0)

2 (4.0)

mechanical hyperalgesia

3.27 (1.2)

1.50 (1.6)

3.88 (4.7)

0.75 (4.5)

32.5 (38.5)

7 (29.0)

sensory loss

3.27 (1.8)

1.73 (1.2)

5.0 (4.2)

0.38 (2.6)

39 (35.25)

5.5 (27.3)

p =

0.39

0.08

0.42

0.11

0.43

0.04

  1. Data reported with median (interquartile range)
  2. Baseline sensory phenotype: healthy profile n = 16, 6 months n = 13; thermal hyperalgesia n = 22, baseline n = 20; mechanical hyperalgesia n = 24, 6 months n = 18; sensory loss n = 14, 6 months n = 10. Statistical significance reported for Kruskal-Wallis test
  3. NPSI Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory, SSS Symptom Severity Scale score