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Table 3 Comparison of patients’ quality of life (Mean ± SD) between normal and abnormal groups

From: Quality of life in polyneuropathy: association with biomarkers of small fiber impairment

 

QST

IENFD

 

Normal

Abnormal

P

Normal

Abnormal

P

WHOQoL

      

Physical domain

14.0 ± 2.0

11.9 ± 2.7

0.014

15.0 ± 2.0

11.5 ± 2.5

0.0005

Psychological domain

14.2 ± 2.2

11.9 ± 2.8

0.007

14.8 ± 2.3

12.1 ± 2.7

0.006

Social domain

15.6 ± 1.7

14.2 ± 1.8

0.006

15.1 ± 1.9

14.3 ± 2.4

0.048

Environment domain

15.2 ± 1.4

13.8 ± 2.2

0.030

15.5 ± 1.6

13.9 ± 2.3

0.011

EQ-5D

      

Index

0.72 ± 0.09

0.68 ± 0.14

0.063

0.75 ± 0.04

0.68 ± 0.15

0.008

VAS

65 ± 20

62 ± 15

0.288

76 ± 13

57 ± 15

0.002

BPI-SF

      

1 week

4.32 ± 1.67

5.03 ± 1.58

0.148

3.50 ± 1.57

4.78 ± 1.56

0.033

Now

3.91 ± 2.00

5.06 ± 1.88

0.100

3.75 ± 1.66

4.56 ± 2.26

0.284

Interference

2.44 ± 1.86

4.36 ± 2.02

0.005

1.89 ± 1.64

4.21 ± 2.28

0.007

  1. WHOQoL domain scores range from 4 to 20. EQ-5D Index scores range from 0 to 1, and VAS scores range from 0 to 1000. BPI-SF scores ranged from 0 (not painful) to 10 (most painful)