Research Article
Central Poststroke Pain: Its Profile among Stroke Survivors in Kano, Nigeria
Table 3
Summary of Mann–Whitney U test for difference in CPSP pattern across genders.
| | Variables | Gender | N | Mean rank | Sum of ranks | U | value |
| | Prevalence | m | 4 | 3.50 | 14.00 | 4.00 | 1.000 | | Pain onset | m | 4 | 4.38 | 17.50 | 0.500 | 0.100 | | | f | 2 | 1.75 | 3.50 | | | | Pain | m | 4 | 3.25 | 13.00 | 3.000 | 0.576 | | Frequency | f | 2 | 4.00 | 8.00 | | | | Pain | m | 4 | 2.50 | 10.00 | 0.000 | 0.057 | | Intensity | f | 2 | 3.50 | 11.00 | | | | Pain | m | 4 | 3.00 | 12.00 | 2.000 | 0.157 | | Descriptors | f | 2 | 4.50 | 9.50 | | | | Sensory | m | 4 | 3.50 | 14.00 | 4.000 | 1.000 | | Abnormalities | f | 2 | 3.50 | 7.000 | | | | Sensation | m | 4 | 3.50 | 14.00 | 2.000 | 1.000 | | Descriptors | f | 2 | 3.50 | 7.00 | | | | DN4 scores | m | 4 | 3.12 | 12.50 | 2.500 | 0.475 | | | f | 2 | 4.25 | 8.50 | | | | LANSS | m | 4 | 4.12 | 16.50 | 1.500 | 0.240 | | Scores | f | 2 | 2.25 | 4.50 | | | | Other PSPs | m | 4 | 4.00 | 16.00 | 2.000 | 0.273 | | | f | 2 | 2.50 | 5.00 | | | | Pain change | m | 4 | 4.00 | 16.00 | 2.000 | 0.264 | | | f | 2 | 2.50 | 5.00 | | |
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N: frequency; %: percentage; DN4: douleur neuropathique 4 questions; LANSS: Leeds assessment of neuropathic symptoms and signs; PSPs: poststroke pains.
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