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Table 2 Patient characteristics

From: Anti-inflammatory T-cell shift in neuropathic pain

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*

  1. 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.