Table 1.
Demographic and clinical profile of study participants
| Neuropathic Pain | Non-Neuropathic Pain | All Pain Conditions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Diabetes | Osteoarthritis | Rheumatoid Arthritis | All Diagnoses | ||||||
| n=134 | % | n=181 | % | n=106 | % | n=314 | % | n=735 | % | |
| Female | 94 | 70.2 | 73 | 40.3 | 93 | 88.6 | 268 | 85.6 | 528 | 71.9 |
| Missing | 1 | - | 1 | - | ||||||
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||||||
| White | 99 | 73.9 | 149 | 82.8 | 100 | 94.3 | 300 | 96.8 | 648 | 88.8 |
| Black | 28 | 20.9 | 10 | 5.6 | 3 | 2.8 | 3 | 1.0 | 44 | 6.0 |
| Asian | 5 | 3.7 | 2 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.3 | 9 | 1.2 |
| Multiple/Other | 2 | 1.6 | 19 | 10.6 | 2 | 1.9 | 6 | 2.0 | 29 | 4.0 |
| Missing | 1 | - | 4 | - | 5 | - | ||||
| Education | ||||||||||
| Some high school | 5 | 3.7 | 10 | 5.6 | 1 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.6 | 18 | 2.4 |
| High school / GED | 27 | 20.2 | 20 | 11.2 | 10 | 9.4 | 51 | 16.3 | 108 | 14.8 |
| Some college, technical degree, AA | 33 | 24.6 | 79 | 44.4 | 32 | 30.2 | 97 | 31.0 | 241 | 33.0 |
| College degree (BA/BS) | 43 | 32.1 | 31 | 17.4 | 32 | 30.2 | 94 | 30.0 | 200 | 27.4 |
| Advanced degree (MA,PhD,MD) | 26 | 19.4 | 38 | 21.4 | 31 | 29.3 | 69 | 22.0 | 164 | 22.4 |
| Missing | 3 | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | ||||
| mean | SD | mean | SD | mean | SD | mean | SD | mean | SD | |
| Age in years | 52.5 | 13.4 | 58.8 | 13.1 | 64.5 | 9.6 | 58.2 | 11.9 | 58.2 | 12.6 |
| Years since diagnosis | 20.4 | 13.8 | 18.0 | 11.4 | 18.6 | 12.2 | ||||
| Years with symptoms of neuropathy | 2.2 | 2.2 | 9.8 | 9.2 | ||||||
| Years with symptoms of arthritis | 19.2 | 12.5 | 19.5 | 12.1 | ||||||
| PROMIS-Global | ||||||||||
| Physical Health | 41.5 | 10.1 | 40.2 | 8.1 | 41.3 | 7.8 | 41.3 | 8.5 | 41.1 | 8.6 |
| Mental Health | 45.4 | 10.9 | 44.5 | 9.3 | 47.0 | 8.6 | 46.7 | 9.1 | 45.9 | 9.5 |
| PROMIS-29 Profile | ||||||||||
| Physical Function | 39.7 | 7.9 | 39.9 | 8.4 | 37.4 | 6.4 | 39.8 | 7.5 | 39.5 | 7.7 |
| Fatigue | 56.6 | 10.3 | 55.5 | 9.3 | 55.6 | 9.3 | 56.1 | 10.2 | 56.0 | 9.9 |
| Pain Intensity | 50.3 | 10.4 | 50.2 | 7.4 | 53.0 | 6.9 | 51.2 | 6.4 | 51.0 | 7.6 |
| Pain Interference | 57.9 | 10.1 | 58.2 | 9.1 | 60.5 | 7.7 | 59.8 | 7.9 | 59.2 | 8.7 |
| Pain Behavior | 56.4 | 8.2 | 57.0 | 6.5 | 58.2 | 4.3 | 57.5 | 4.9 | 57.3 | 6.0 |
| Sleep Disturbance | 53.7 | 9.3 | 54.6 | 8.2 | 52.9 | 9.5 | 52.8 | 8.6 | 53.4 | 8.8 |
| Depression | 54.6 | 12.1 | 52.9 | 9.8 | 49.9 | 8.7 | 50.4 | 9.3 | 51.7 | 10.0 |
| Anxiety | 56.1 | 12.0 | 52.7 | 9.6 | 50.7 | 9.3 | 50.0 | 8.9 | 51.9 | 10.0 |
| Satisfaction with Social Roles | 44.1 | 9.6 | 42.5 | 8.2 | 42.8 | 9.1 | 43.8 | 9.3 | 43.4 | 9.1 |