From: Neuropathic pain and use of PainDETECT in patients with fibromyalgia: a cohort study
Variables | NP N = 53 | NNP N = 105 | P-value |
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Females, number (%) | 49 (92) | 100 (95) | 0.48 |
Age, mean (SD) | 49 (8) | 46 (12) | 0.074 |
BMI, mean (SD) | 29.6 (6.6) | 27.3 (6.6) | 0.041 |
Duration of diagnosis, median (IQR) | 4 (2.7) | 3 (2.8) | 0.53 |
FIQ, mean (SD) | 52.3 (19.4) | 48.0 (20.1) | 0.19 |
PainDETECT score, mean (SD) | 19.8 (5.0) | 15.9 (5.8) | <0.001 |
Beck Depression Inventory, mean (SD) | 14.4 (7.2) | 13.5 (9.4) | 0.57 |
Efficacy of pain relief*, mean (SD) | 6.3 (1.7) | 6.8 (1.8) | 0.13 |
Health score**, mean (SD) | 5.8 (2.1) | 5.8 (2.0) | 0.95 |
Current pain intensity***, mean (SD) | 6.3 (2.0) | 5.6 (2.2) | 0.033 |
Number of patients with FM pain as their worst current pain (%) | 22 (41) | 73 (70) | <0.001 |