Table 2. . Detailed breakdown of mean medication counts by category reported for total sample and demographic subcategories (n = 120).

Medication categories	Total sample mean (SD)	Sex		Pain diagnosis
		Female, n = 96	Male, n = 24	Diffuse, n = 53	CRPS, n = 31	Localized, n = 36
Total medications (min–max: 0–13)	3.2 (2.7)	3.2 (2.7)	3.4 (3.0)	3.4 (3.1)	3.6 (2.9)	2.7 (1.9)
Nonpain medications (0–10)	2.0 (2.1)	1.9 (2.0)	2.1 (2.2)	2.3 (2.3)	1.9 (2.0)	1.7 (1.7)
Pain medications (0–8)	1.3 (1.3)	1.3 (1.3)	1.3 (1.3)	1.2 (1.2)	1.7 (1.5)	1.0 (1.1)
– Opioid analgesics (0–2)	0.2 (0.4)	0.2 (0.4)	0.1 (0.3)	0.1 (0.3)*	0.4 (0.6)*	0.1 (0.4)*
– Nonopioid analgesics (0–4)	0.4 (0.7)	0.4 (0.7)	0.3 (0.6)	0.4 (0.6)	0.2 (0.6)	0.5 (0.8)
– Psychotropic or neuropathic medications (0–3)	0.6 (0.7)	0.5 (0.7)	0.7 (0.8)	0.6 (0.7)*	0.8 (0.8)*	0.3 (0.5)*
– Other medications with secondary indication for pain (0–2)	0.1 (0.4)	0.1 (0.4)	0.2 (0.4)	0.1 (0.3)*	0.3 (0.5)*	0.0 (0.2)*

*Significant between group differences within each demographic category.

CRPS: Complex regional pain syndrome; max: Maximum; min: Minimum; n: Number; SD: Standard deviation.