Table 2. Comparison of sociodemographic characteristics and disease data.

	MS patients with pain (n=62) (100%)	MS patients without pain (n=38) (100%)	p value	MS patients with neuropathic pain (PDQ-positive) (n=18) (100%)	MS patients without neuropathic pain (PDQ-negative) (n=44) (100%)	p value
Age (year)			0.253a			0.532d
Mean±SD	36.0±9.5	34.2±10.7		34.8±11.2	36.5±8.8
Median	35.0	32.5		34.0	35.0
Min-Max	19.0-60.0	19.0-71.0		19-58	21-60
Sex			0.932b			0.715c
Female	51 (82.3%)	31 (81.6%)		14 (77.8%)	37 (84.1%)
Male	11 (17.7%)	7 (18.4%)		4 (22.2%)	7 (15.9%)
Education level			0.012b			0.942b
Low	34 (54.8%)	11 (28.9%)		10 (55.6%)	24 (54.5%)
High	28 (45.2%)	27 (71.1%)		8 (44.4%)	20 (45.6%)
Marital status			0.863b			0.323b
Single	20 (32.3%)	13 (34.2%)		6 (33.3%)	14 (31.8%)
Married	37 (59.7%)	23 (60.5%)		12 (66.7%)	25 (56.8%)
Been married before	5 (8.1%)	2 (5.3%)		0 (0%)	5 (11.4%)
Family support			0.438b			0.821b
Living alone	0 (0%)	1 (2.6%)		0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Living with wife/husband	40 (64.5%)	24 (63.2%)		12 (66.7%)	28 (63.6%)
and/or children
Living with parents	22 (35.5%)	13 (34.2%)		6 (33.3%)	16 (36.4%)
Disease duration			0.881a			0.489a
Mean±SD	67.3±51.5	70.8±56.1		74.2±52.3	64.5±51.5
Median	60.0	60.0		78.0	54.0
Min-Max	0-214.0	1.0-216.0		1-192	0-214
MS type			0.759b			0.052b
Clinic isolated syndrome	11 (17.7%)	9 (23.7%)		1 (5.6%)	10 (22.7%)
Relapsing remitting MS	36 (58.1%)	18 (47.4%)		14 (77.8%)	22 (50.0%)
Progressive MS	14 (22.6%)	10 (26.3%)		2 (11.1%)	12 (27.3%)
Benign MS	1 (1.6%)	1 (2.6%)		1 (5.6%)	0 (0%)
Plaque locations
Cranial	61 (98.4%)	38 (100%)	0.999c	18 (100%)	43 (97.7%)	0.999c
Brainstem	16 (25.8%)	11 (28.9%)	0.731b	5 (27.8%)	11 (25%)	0.999c
Cervical	38 (61.3%)	21 (55.3%)	0.525b	11 (61.1%)	27 (61.4%)	0.985b
Cerebellar	17 (27.4%)	7 (18.4%)	0.306b	6 (33.3%)	11 (25%)	0.541c
MS: Multiple sclerosis; PDQ: The Pain Detect Questionnaire; SD: Standard deviation; a: Mann-Whitney U test; b: Pearson’s chi-square test; c: Fisher exact test; d: Student’s t-test.