Table 1. Characteristics of groups.

	Group I n=24	Group II n=24
Gender
Female/Male	15/9	11/13
Marital status
Married/Widowed	20/4	22/2
Educational Level
Illiterate/Primary school/ High school	4/12/8	9/10/5
Duration of stroke (months)	6 (18/2)	4 (6/3)
Type of stroke
Ischemic/Hemoragic	20/4	18/6
Side of stroke
Right/Left	16/8	15/9
Dominant hemisphere
Right/Left	22/2	21/3
Number of comorbidities	1 (3/1)	1 (2/0)
Localization of lesion
Thalamus/Extrathalamus/Brain stem**	14/7/3	1/22/1
Sensorial deficit
Present/Absent	11/13	19/5
Spasticity
Present/Absent	13/11	16/8

CPSP: central poststroke pain. Data are given as mean±standard deviation, ratio and median (max/min). n: number. ^**p < 0.01