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Table 6 Differences in hand-arm function/symptoms and general health in patients after a hand/wrist/forearm injury sustained at an age > 65 evaluated 19–40 months after the injury, groups divided according to high or low cold intolerance severity scores (CISS)

From: Patient-reported quality of life and hand disability in elderly patients after a traumatic hand injury – a retrospective study

 

CISS 4–50

n = 113 (86%)

CISS > 50

n = 18 (14%)

P-valuea

Age

70.0[68.5–75.0]

71.5[68.0–76.3]

0.936

QuickDASHb Score

7.5[0.6–22.8]

51.1[35.8–71.0]

< 0.001

VASc Pain

4.0[2.0–19.5]

49.5[8.3–72.0]

< 0.001

VAS Hand Mobility

8.0[2.0–34.0]

43.0[11.0–71.5]

0.001

VAS Sensory Function

3.0[2.0–23]

50.5[27.5–79.5]

< 0.001

VAS Grip Strength

7.5[2.3–45.0]

72.5[20.3–82.0]

< 0.001

VAS Fine Motor Skill

10.0[3.0–45.0]

76.5[34.3–88.3]

< 0.001

VAS Sleep

3.0[1.0–14.0]

16.5[3.5–44.5]

0.022

SF-36d PFe

85.0[60.0–95.0]

50.0[25.0–81.3]

0.001

SF-36 RPf

100.0[50.0–100.0]

50.0[0.0–100.0]

0.016

SF-36 REg

100.0[100.0–100.0]

66.7[16.7–100.0]

0.004

SF-36 SFh

100.0[75.0–100.0]

75.0[46.9–100.0]

0.001

SF-36 BPi

74.0[43.5–100.0]

41.0[28.8–67.5]

0.007

SF-36 Vitality

70.0[55.0–85.0]

65.0[28.8–77.5]

0.085

SF-36 MHj

88.0[72.0–96.0]

72.0[62.0–81.0]

0.006

SF-36 GHk

77.0[57.0–90.0]

69.5[32.5–82.5]

0.285

MHISSl total score

16.0[5.0–30.0]

29.0[18.0–89.3]

0.004

  1. Presenting median [25th -75th percentiles]. Six missing items of data. a = Mann Whitney’s U-test continuous data, Fisher’s Exact test for categorical data. b = Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Score; c = Visual Analogue Scale; d = Short Form (36) Health Survey; e = Physical Functioning; f = Role Physical; g = Role Emotional; h = Social Functioning; i = Bodily Pain; j = Mental Health; k = General Health; l = Modified Hand Injury Severity Score. MHISS = Modified Injury Severity Score. The score for Quick DASH range from 0 to 100; 0 indicating no disability and 100 signifying the most severe disability. For SF-36, an impaired health status produces low scores on a scale from 0 to 100. For VAS, a score between 0 and 100 was given; 0 = no pain/impairment to 100 = maximal pain/impairment