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Table 1 Demographic data of the two groups

From: Brain structural correlates of postoperative axial pain in degenerative cervical myelopathy patients following posterior cervical decompression surgery: a voxel-based morphometry study

 

DCM

(n = 62)

HC

(n = 42)

P-value

Age (years)

57.2 ± 8.17

57.1 ± 8.25

0.95

Sex (F/M)

31/31

21/21

1

Education (years)

12.9 ± 3.17

13.1 ± 2.53

0.73

JOA

11.2 ± 2.43

N/A

N/A

Diseases’ duration (months)

21.3 ± 15.14

N/A

N/A

Preoperative NRS

2.43 ± 2.46

N/A

N/A

Postoperative NRS

3.78 ± 2.56

N/A

N/A

FoP

90.1 ± 13.25

88.71 ± 14.32

0.61

PVAQ

34.12 ± 13.15

32.7 ± 12.41

0.58

PCS

12.78 ± 10.12

11.23 ± 9.81

0.43

PASS

37.42 ± 17.32

35.18 ± 15.23

0.49

  1. DCM: degenerative cervical myelopathy; HC: healthy controls; NRS: numerical rating scale; JOA: Japanese Orthopaedic Association; FoP, fear of pain questionnaire; PVAQ, pain vigilance and awareness questionnaire; PCS, pain catastrophizing scale; PASS, pain anxiety symptom scale