Table 4.

Correlations between relevant painDETECT measures and quantitative sensory testing measures.

QST measure	painDETECT question	r	P
CPT	Is cold or heat (bath water) in this area occasionally painful?	0.25	0.12
HPT	Is cold or heat (bath water) in this area occasionally painful?	0.32*	0.032*
VDT	Do you suffer from a sensation of numbness in the area?	−0.28	0.036 (uncorrected)
MDT	Do you suffer from a sensation of numbness in the area?	−0.20	0.28
PPT	Does slight pressure in this area, eg, with a finger, trigger pain?	0.47*	<0.001*
MPT	Is light touching (clothing, a blanket) in this area painful?	0.03	0.85 (uncorrected)
MPS	Is light touching (clothing, a blanket) in this area painful?	0.38*	0.009*
DMA	Is light touching (clothing, a blanket) in this area painful?	0.12	0.38 (uncorrected)

Shown are r values from Pearson correlation and P values which are corrected for multiple comparisons (using Bonferroni correction) unless otherwise stated. painDETECT questions relate to clinical symptoms: “Is cold or heat (bath water) in this area occasionally painful?” relates to thermal hyperalgesia; “do you suffer from a sensation of numbness in the area?” relates to numbness; “does slight pressure in this area, eg, with a finger, trigger pain?” relates to pressure evoked pain; “is light touching (clothing, a blanket) in this area painful?” relates to mechanical allodynia.

^*Significance P < 0.05.

CPT, cold pain threshold; DMA, dynamic mechanical allodynia; HPT, hot pain threshold; MDT, mechanical detection threshold; MPS, mechanical pain sensitivity; MPT, mechanical pain threshold; PPT, pressure pain threshold; VDT, vibration detection threshold.