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Table 5 The items questioning hyperalgesia and allodynia and answers by subgroups

From: Which scale is more useful to detect diabetic neuropathic pain?: A cross-sectional study

Scale- Question

Control

Diabetic

p value

painDETECT—Allodynia (mean score ± SD)

0.2 ± 0.6

2.6 ± 1.6

0.000

painDETECT—Hyperalgesia (mean score ± SD)

0.6 ± 1.1

2.1 ± 1.6

0.000

LANSS—Allodynia

0 point (%)

95 (46.8%)

62 (30.5%)

0.000

5 point (%)

6 (3%)

40 (19.7%)

LANSS—Hyperalgesia

0 point (%)

93 (45.8%)

10 (4.9%)

0.000

3 point (%)

8 (3.9%)

92 (45.4%)

sLANSS—Allodynia

0 point (%)

101 (49.8%)

39 (19.2%)

0.00

5 point (%)

0 (0%)

63 (31%)

sLANSS—Hyperalgesia

0 point (%)

87 (42.9%)

33 (16.2%)

0.00

3 point (%)

14 (6.9%)

69 (34%)

DN4—Question 10

0 point (%)

98 (48.3%)

80 (39.4%)

0.00

1 point (%)

3 (1.4%)

22 (10.9%)