Table 2.

Comparison of pain threshold values between people with neuropathic-like symptoms, nociceptive pain, and unclear classification

Characteristics	Nociceptive pain n = 173	Unclear n = 69	Neuropathic-like symptoms n = 66	ANOVA	Comparison Groups	p-value
Baseline
Dorsal forearm algometry (kgf)	4.1 (1.5)	3.6 (1.2)	3.6 (1.2)	5.290	Nociceptive versus Unclear	.029
					Nociceptive versus Neuropathic	.024
Tibialis anterior algometry (kgf)	4.6 (1.7)	4.2 (1.7)	3.5 (1.4)	8.673	Nociceptive versus Neuropathic	< .001
After Cold Pressor Test
					Nociceptive versus Unclear	.042
Dorsal forearm algometry (kgf)	4.4 (1.6)	3.9 (1.6)	3.6 (1.3)	8.417	Nociceptive versus Neuropathic	< .001
Tibialis anterior algometry (kgf)	4.9 (1.9)	4.5 (2.0)	4.0 (1.5)	3.961	Nociceptive versus Neuropathic	.003
Within-group change
Dorsal forearm algometry (kgf)	0.3 (1.2)	0.3 (1.1)	-0.0 (1.1)	1.829	-	.162
Tibialis anterior algometry (kgf)	0.3 (1.3)	0.3 (1.1)	0.4 (1.1)	0.221	-	.802

Data are presented as mean (SD) for continuous variables