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題 名 | Normative Data of Quantitative Thermal and Vibratory Thresholds in Normal Subjects in Taiwan: Gender and Age Effect=臺灣民眾溫度和振感量化測試之正常值:分析性別和年齡等因素對其之影響 |
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作 者 | 劉錦棠; 呂炳榮; 羅玉琳; 劉玲; 王聖賢; 袁懷壁; 陳國瀚; 李德譽; | 書刊名 | 中華醫學雜誌 |
卷 期 | 62:7 1999.07[民88.07] |
頁 次 | 頁431-437 |
分類號 | 415.81 |
關鍵詞 | 年齡; 性別; 熱痛感和冷痛感閾值; 民眾; 臺灣; 振感閾值; 溫感和冷感閾值; Age; Gender; Hot and cold pain threshold; Taiwan; Vibration threshold; Warm and cold threshold; |
語 文 | 英文(English) |
英文摘要 | BACKGROUND: Quantitative sensory testing has gained popularity as a tool in the diagnosis of peripheral neuropathies. This study aims to establish normative data of quantitative thermal and vibratory thresholds in normal subjects in Taiwan. In addition, we also examined the effect of age and gender differences on these thresholds. METHODS: The study included 100 healthy subjects (50 males and 50 females) who were admitted for regular physical examination. The quantitative testing of thermal, cold and vibratory sensations were performed having recourse to a Thermotest instrument applied on the right hand and foot of these subjects. Measurements included perception thresholds of warm (WT), cold (CT), heat pain, cold pain and vibration as well as a visual analog pain scale. RESULTS: Age was comparable between the sexes, but the male subjects were taller than the female subjects. A higher WT and CT in the hand, but not in the foot, were found in the male subjects in comparison with the female subjects. Heat pain threshold and cold pain threshold of both sites did not significantly differ between genders. Moreover, the groups did not differ in vibration threshold and visual analog pain scale. Young subjects (age < 30 years) showed a higher CT in the foot than the older subjects (age > 50 years). None of the above parameters were different between these two age groups. Overall, the age or height bore no significant relation to the difference between WT and CT (DDWT-CT). CONCLUSIONS: The female subjects were found to be more sensitive to warm and cold stimulation in the hand than their counterparts. These results have provided valuable normative data on sensory perceptive thresholds in Taiwanese, which are useful as a tool in the diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy. |
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