From: Classifying patients with lumbar spinal stenosis using painDETECT: a cross-sectional study
Parameter | Nociceptive pain | Type of pain unclear (mixed pain) | Neuropathic pain | p a |
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Total patients with pain at first examination | ||||
NRS (low back pain) | 4.75 ± 0.433 | 5.88 ± 0.561 | 6.39 ± 0.691 | 0.099 |
NRS (leg pain) | 5.59 ± 0.397 | 6.72 ± 0.618 | 6.39 ± 0.687 | 0.205 |
NRS (leg numbness) | 4.88 ± 0.422 | 5.56 ± 0.651 | 6.83 ± 0.556 | 0.101 |
RDQ | 9.00 ± 0.760 | 9.52 ± 1.16 | 6.68 ± 1.57 | 0.025a |
Group with pain present ≥3 months | ||||
NRS (low back pain) | 5.27 ± 0.523 | 6.12 ± 0.587 | 6.43 ± 0.724 | 0.462 |
NRS (leg pain) | 5.61 ± 0.479 | 6.35 ± 0.722 | 6.57 ± 0.685 | 0.566 |
NRS (leg numbness) | 5.49 ± 0.513 | 5.82 ± 0.666 | 6.50 ± 0.618 | 0.713 |
RDQ | 9.66 ± 0.952 | 8.82 ± 1.41 | 13.7 ± 1.77 | 0.074 |
Group with pain present <3 months | ||||
NRS (low back pain) | 3.56 ± 0.715 | 5.38 ± 1.28 | 6.25 ± 2.06 | 0.275 |
NRS (leg pain) | 5.56 ± 0.729 | 7.50 ± 1.20 | 5.75 ± 2.18 | 0.275 |
NRS (leg numbness) | 3.50 ± 0.643 | 5.00 ± 1.52 | 8.00 ± 1.23 | 0.060 |
RDQ | 7.50 ± 1.19 | 11.0 ± 2.09 | 13.5 ± 3.97 | 0.125 |