Table 1. Quantitative thermal test thresholds and nerve fibers quantification in lesions and contralateral skin.

	Lesion		Contralateral skin			Absolute Difference		Percentage Difference
Perception threshold	Mean (°C)	Standard deviation	Mean (°C)	Standard deviation	p	Mean (°C)	Standard deviation	Mean (%)	Standard deviation	CV*
Cold	19.0	9.22	27.9	2.3	<0.001	9.2	8.5	33.6	32.1	0.95
Warm	43.2	5.6	37.3	4.7	<0.001	6.0	4.3	16.6	12.6	0.76
Cold induced pain	3.0	6.0	8.7	9.2	0.003	5.5	6.7	39.6	46.5	1.17
Heat induced pain	48.9	2.1	44.6	4.2	<0.001	4.2	3.7	10.1	9.4	0.93

Notes: p value of the Wilcoxon test.

^*CV: coefficient of variation (standard deviation/mean).