Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants (n = 308)
From: Use of the painDETECT to discriminate musculoskeletal pain phenotypes
Characteristics | Nociceptive Pain n = 173 | Unclear n = 69 | Neuropathic-like symptoms n = 66 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex, n (%), female | 120 (69.36%) | 47 (68.11%) | 53 (80.30%) | 0.194 |
Age, mean (SD) | 52.26 (15.99) | 51.43 (14.72) | 52.92 (12.41) | 0.846 |
Weight (kg), mean (SD) | 72.83 (16.99) | 75.17 (14.08) | 72.54 (13.64) | 0.546 |
Height (m), mean (SD) | 1.64 (0.11) | 1.65 (0.11) | 1.60 (0.16) | 0.104 |
Body Mass Index (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 26.55 (6.60) | 28.01 (4.76) | 30.86 (25.50) | 0.098 |
Hours of work (weekly), mean (SD) | 41.50 (14.75) | 45.81 (15.48) | 43.60 (17.24) | 0.454 |
Health Insurance (Yes), n (%) | 46 (26.59%) | 11 (15.94%) | 14 (21.21%) | 0.170 |
Physical Exercise (Yes), n (%) | 95 (54.91%) | 31 (44.92%) | 33 (50.00%) | 0.425 |
Final score painDETECT, mean (SD) | 6.23 (3.47)c | 15.14 (1.49) | 23.54 (3.77)a,b | <.001 |
Pain intensity, mean (SD) | 5.26 (2.51) | 5.88 (2.14) | 7.42 (2.09)a,b | <.001 |
Pain duration (months), mean (SD) | 62.33 (105.78) | 59.49 (85.99) | 85.58 (100.01) | 0.231 |
CSI, mean (SD) | 27.75 (14.26)c | 38.53 (14.92) | 49.43 (15.94)a,b | <.001 |
Widespread Pain Index, mean (SD) | 3.84 (3.36)c | 6.02 (4.26) | 8.24 (5.58)a | <.001 |
Cold Pressor Test, yes, n (%) | 32 (18.49%) | 15 (21.73%) | 13 (19.69%) | 0.847 |
Patient-Specific Functional Scale, mean (SD) | 6.77 (2.05) | 7.19 (1.81) | 8.04 (1.87)a | <.001 |