Weighted Needle Pinprick Sensory Threshold (WPT) and Arthropornetric Parameters.
- Author:
Jong Young LEE
1
;
Ji Yeon SON
;
Soon Woo PARK
;
Eung Chun LEE
;
Doohie KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Preventive Medicine & Public Health School of Medicine Kyungpook National University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Weighted needle pinprick sensory threshold(WPT);
Height;
Weight
- MeSH:
Adult;
Hand;
Humans;
Male;
Needles*;
Sensory Thresholds*;
Tobacco, Smokeless
- From:Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
1994;6(2):342-347
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
To assess the relationship of pinprick sensory threshold with height and weight, Ninety seven healthy young (age 19 to 28) males were tested on their anatomical snuff box of both Hands. Their WPT was measured by device holding and moving weighted needle sensory threshold apparatus. Mean of the WPT was 0.43(+/-0.24) g in left and, 0.53( 0.30) g in right hand. Difference of WPT between the right and left hand appeared statistically significant (p<0.01) . Correlation coefficient of WPT with height was 0.26461 (p<0.01) in left and, 0.31856 (p<0.01) in right hand. Weight was statistically significantly correlated with WPT in left hand (r=0.24932, p<0.01) The study shows that the left-right difference and influence of height in pinprick sense may exist in normal healthy male adults.
