Comparisons of Prediction Models of Myofascial Pain Control after Dry Needling: A Prospective Study

Table 1

Patient characteristics of analyzed subjects (𝑁=400).

Variables	𝑁 (%) or; means ± SD
Age, years	48.57±12.63
Pain duration, months	42.53±40.21
Gender
Female	283 (71.0%)
Male	117 (29.0%)
Marital status
Single	96 (23.9%)
Married	304 (76.1%)
Education
No formal education/primary school	100 (25.0%)
Junior high school	152 (38.0%)
Senior high school/college	148 (37.0%)
Drinking
Yes	41 (10.3%)
No	359 (89.7%)
Smoking
Yes	35 (8.8%)
No	365 (91.2%)
Sleep deprivation
Yes	116 (29.0%)
No	284 (71%)
Nutritional deficiency
Yes	27 (6.8%)
No	373 (93.2%)
Pretreatment pain intensity: worst, score	5.97±1.72
Pretreatment pain intensity: least, score	2.18±1.83
Pretreatment pain intensity: average, score	4.41±1.67
Pretreatment pain intensity: present, score	4.11±3.47
Pretreatment aggregated pain interference, score^#	3.15±2.03

SD: standard deviations.
#Aggregated pain interference was calculated as follows: [(pain interference of general activity + mood + walking ability + normal work + relationship + sleep + enjoyment of life)/7].