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Table 5 Correlations between the numbness score and each PROM

From: Correlation of patient-reported numbness around surgical scars with patient-reported outcome measures and joint awareness after knee replacement: a cohort study

PROMs

Correlation

95% CI

p-value

KSS

 Symptoms

0.44b

0.35–0.51

< 0.0001

 Satisfaction

0.41b

0.32–0.49

< 0.0001

 Expectation

0.19a

0.09–0.28

< 0.0001

 Activities

0.29a

0.21–0.39

< 0.0001

 Total

0.39a

0.30–0.47

< 0.0001

KOOS

 Symptom

0.42b

0.34–0.50

< 0.0001

 Pain

0.44b

0.36–0.52

< 0.0001

 ADL

0.36a

0.27–0.44

< 0.0001

 Sports

0.23a

0.13–0.32

< 0.0001

 QOL

0.38a

0.29–0.46

< 0.0001

 FJS-12

0.42b

0.33–0.49

< 0.0001

  1. ADL Activities of daily living, CI Confidence interval, FJS-12 Forgotten Joint Score-12, KOOS Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score, KSS New Knee Society Score, PROM patient-reported outcome measure, QOL Quality of life; a, Weak correlation; b, Moderate correlation
  2. Boldface means statistically significant