Table 2 Clinical characteristics of the patients and control groups
From: Superficial radial neuropathy: an unobserved etiology of chronic dorsoradial wrist pain
Clinical characteristics | Patients group (n= 98 upper limbs obtained from 72 patients)b (mean±SD) | Control group (n= 91 upper limbs obtained from 63 healthy individuals)c (mean±SD) | Test of significance | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Womena | 58(80.6) | 46(73.0) | (X2) 1.080 | 0.299 |
Age (years) | 40.45±12.16 | 42.04±10.07 | (t) 0.827 | 0.410 |
Side (right/left)a | 56(57.1)/42(42.9) | 39(42.9)/52(57.1) | (X2) 3.852 | 0.059d |
Anthropometric measures | ||||
Height (cm) | 162.15±7.73 | 163.19±9.18 | (t) 0.718 | 0.474 |
Weight (kg) | 80.31±15.80 | 78.43±14.03 | (t) -0.721 | 0.472 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 30.53±5.55 | 29.50±5.04 | (t) -1.126 | 0.262 |
BMI category | ||||
Normal weighta | 9(12.5) | 13(20.6) | (X2) 3.347 | 0.341 |
Overweighta | 26(36.1) | 25(39.7) | ||
Obesea | 31(43.1) | 23(36.5) | ||
Morbid obesea | 6(8.3) | 2(3.2) | ||
Duration of complaints (months) | 10.38±4.16 | NA | NA | NA |
VAS assessment of wrist pain | 6.60±1.57 | NA | NA | NA |
Objective sensory loss at the territory of the SRNa | 29(29.6) | NA | NA | NA |
Elicited Tinelʼs signa | 27(27.6) | NA | NA | NA |
Positive Finkelstein’s testa | 61(62.2) | NA | NA | NA |
Positive Eichoff’s testa | 70(71.4) | NA | NA | NA |