Research Article

Serum Soluble Interleukin-2 Receptor Does Not Differentiate Complex Regional Pain Syndrome from Other Pain Conditions in a Tertiary Referral Setting

Table 4

Patient demographics and general characteristics of the no CRPS and CRPS group.

Demographics and characteristicsNo CRPS ()CRPS ()Significance

Age in years (median, (Q3-Q1))43.0 (55.5-27.5)37.0 (55.0-28.0)NS
Duration of disease in months (median, (Q3-Q1))20.0 (36.0-8.5)26.0 (81.0-14.0)NS
GenderNS
 Male (, %)10 (34.5)4 (17.4)
 Female (, %)19 (65.5)19 (82.6)
Affected limbNS
 Right upper limb (, %)6 (20.7)5 (21.7)
 Left upper limb (, %)5 (17.2)4 (17.4)
 Right lower limb (, %)6 (20.7)4 (17.4)
 Left lower limb (, %)12 (41.4)10 (43.5)
Precipitating injuryNS
 Trauma13 (44.8)11 (47.8)
 Operation11 (37.9)9 (39.1)
 Spontaneous5 (17.2)0
 Other02 (8.7)
 Unknown01 (4.3)