Table 3.
Association between pain diagnosis and PainDETECT score among adults with chronic pain (N=186).
| Diagnosis | PainDETECT scorea, n (%) | P value | |||
| Low | High | Total | |||
| Nerve damage | 28 (31.1) | 39 (39.4) | 67 (35.4) | .23 | |
| Arthritis | 33 (36.7) | 45 (45.5) | 78 (41.3) | .22 | |
| Sickle cell | 1 (1.1) | 4 (4.0) | 5 (2.6) | .21 | |
| Fibromyalgia | 7 (7.8) | 29 (29.3) | 36 (19.0) | <.01 | |
| Back pain | 51 (56.7) | 72 (72.7) | 123 (65.1) | .02 | |
| Neck pain | 17 (18.9) | 40 (40.4) | 57 (30.2) | .01 | |
| General headache | 7 (7.8) | 26 (26.3) | 33 (17.5) | .01 | |
| Migraine headache | 8 (8.9) | 25 (25.3) | 33 (17.5) | .01 | |
| Joint pain | 30 (33.3) | 46 (46.5) | 76 (40.2) | .07 | |
| Chronic pain syndrome | 36 (40.0) | 72 (72.7) | 108 (57.1) | <.01 | |
| Abdominal pain | 19 (21.1) | 26 (26.3) | 45 (23.8) | .41 | |
| Other | 12 (13.3) | 13 (13.1) | 25 (13.2) | .97 | |
aPainDETECT scores can range from 0 to 38. Scores of 0-12 suggest nociceptive pain or a neuropathic pain component is unlikely (<15% likelihood), scores of 13-18 suggest an unclear or ambiguous pain type, and scores of 19-38 suggests neuropathic pain component (>90% likelihood).