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. 2015 Apr 15;8:159–167. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S80046

Table 2.

Correlation between average pain severity score and painDETECT score

Condition Pearson ra
Nine-item painDETECT Seven-item painDETECT
All 0.494 0.491
pDPN 0.664 0.665
CLBP 0.435 0.440
SCI 0.429 0.426
HIVP 0.532 0.565
PTPS 0.408 0.391
SFN 0.519 0.503

Note:

a

P-values for all Pearson’s correlation coefficients <0.0001.

Abbreviations: CLBP, chronic low back pain-associated NeP; HIVP, human immunodeficiency virus-related peripheral NeP; pDPN, painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy; PTPS, posttrauma/postsurgical NeP; SCI, spinal cord injury-related NeP; SFN, small fiber neuropathy; NeP, neuropathic pain.