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11 March 2022: Clinical Research

Comparison of Pain in Male Drug Rehabilitees with and without Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Yunnan Province, China

Simin Shen 12AE , Zhangxiang Huang 1F , Xiaolina Zhang 1C , Xuejun Li 3B , Kaiyang Zhao 1BD , Kunhua Wang 24AG , Xiaomei Zhang 1AG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.934996

Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e934996

Table 4 PainDETECT questionnaire (PD-Q) mean scores for the drug rehabilitees with and without HIV.

Drug rehabilitees without HIV (n=44)Drug rehabilitees with HIV (n=58)P value
70.84±1.162.3±1.930.006
6.00 (13.64)22.00 (37.93)0.0061
Burning pain2.40±0.303.04±0.180.0561
Stabbing pain2.00±0.282.76±0.160.0126
Tenderness1.37±0.172.32±0.14
Lightning pain1.40±0.182.76±0.18
Crymodynia1.60±0.252.43±0.160.0036
Numbness1.87±0.272.59±0.160.0193
Pressure allergies1.87±0.252.11±0.100.3003
Nociceptive (PD-Q score ≤12)34 (77.27)28 (28.57)
Mixed (PD-Q score 13–18)7 (15.90)25 (43.10)
Neuropathic (PD-Q score ≥19)3 (6.81)5 (8.62)
* values for the continuous variable comparisons were determined using the Wilcoxon rank sum test. values for the neuropathic pain category (likely/not likely) comparisons were determined using Pearson’s χ test or Fisher’s exact test if ≥25% of the expected counts were

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