Table 2 Group comparison.

From: Characteristic cerebral structural changes identified using voxel-based morphometry in patients with post-surgical chronic myelopathic pain

 

Pain group (n = 38)

Control group (n = 11)

p value

a.

   

Gender

Male 21 Female 17

Male 8 Female 3

 

Age

56.7 ± 12.8

50.6 ± 17.6

N.S.

POD

1960 ± 1391

1620 ± 887

N.S.

NRS

6.7 ± 1.7

0.6 ± 0.7

p < 0.01

painDETECT

17.5 ± 5.6

2.8 ± 2.8

p < 0.01

 

BLP(+) group (n = 19)

BLP(−) group (n = 19)

p value

b.

   

Gender

Male 11, Female 8

Male 10, Female 9

 

Age

61.2 ± 12.1

51.3 ± 11.2

p < 0.05

POD

1803 ± 1130

2219 ± 1543

N.S.

NRS

6.5 ± 1.9

6.4 ± 1.4

N.S.

painDETECT

19.0 ± 6.4

15.8 ± 4.2

N.S.

  1. CTR control, BLP below level pan, POD post-operative days, N.S. not significant
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