Table 5:

Laboratory Values Associated with Neuropathic Pain

	Neuropathic pain		p
	Yes (n=584, 37%)	No (n=981, 63%)
Albumin, mean (SD), g/dl*	3.3 (0.8)	3.1 (0.8)	<0.001‡
Calcium, mean (SD), mg/dl†	8.8 (0.8)	8.7 (0.8)	0.20
Creatinine, mean (SD), mg/dl†			<0.001‡
>1.2 male, >1.1 female	197 (30)	451 (70)
≤ 1.2 male, ≤ 1.1 female	367 (43)	492 (57)
Hemoglobin, mean (SD), g/dl†	10.6 (2.1)	10.5 (2.0)	0.32
Platelet count, mean (SD), count/μl†	321 (163)	323 (147)	0.75

^*Twenty-seven percent missing data.

^†Less than 10 percent missing data.

^‡Statistically significant.