|
Item
|
Healthy
|
NeP (all)
|
PNeP
|
PHN
|
OFP
|
|---|
|
Numbers (n)
|
26
|
26
|
13
|
7
|
6
|
|
Age
|
39 ± 11
|
56 ± 14*
|
49 ± 14*
|
71 ± 6*
|
53 ± 10*
|
|
Female
|
52%
|
73%
|
69%
|
71%
|
83%
|
|
BMI
|
23.4 ± 2.8
|
24.0 ± 3.4
|
25.1 ± 3.2
|
22.4 ± 3.4
|
23.6 ± 3.8
|
|
NRS (rest)
|
0.0 ± 0.0
|
4.5 ± 2.3*
|
4.3 ± 2.5*
|
3.7 ± 1.6*
|
5.6 ± 2.1*
|
|
NRS (motion)
|
0.0 ± 0.0
|
6.2 ± 2.7*
|
6.0 ± 2.3*
|
4.7 ± 3.9*
|
6.6 ± 3.3*
|
|
KAB
|
1.9 ± 0.7
|
3.2 ± 0.8*
|
3.3 ± 0.7*
|
2.9 ± 1.1*
|
3.1 ± 0.8*
|
- NeP (all): all patients suffering from neuropathic pain; PNeP: Peripheral neuropathic pain (symmetrical polyneuropathy/peripheral mononeuropathy); PHN: postherpetic neuralgia; OFP: orofacial pain; NRS (rest/motion): Numeric rating scale (0 to 10) of pain, 0: ‘no pain’, 10: ‘worst pain imaginable’; KAB: Questionnaire for self-perceived stress ranging from one (no stress) to six (maximum stress). Results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD), *P <0.05 versus healthy controls.
