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. 2018 Sep 3;11:1699–1708. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S157856

Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics at baseline

Characteristic Chinese (N = 312)
International (N = 854)
Placebo (n = 141)
Pregabalin (n = 171)
Placebo (n = 273)
Pregabalin (n = 581)
All Moderate pain Severe pain All Moderate pain Severe pain All Moderate pain Severe pain All Moderate pain Severe pain
Number of patients, n (%) 141 90 51 171 114 57 273 149 124 581 296 285
(100) (63.8) (36.2) (100) (66.7) (33.3) (100) (54.6) (45.4) (100) (50.9) (49.1)
Male, n (%) 80 49 31 87 56 31 133 71 62 264 128 136
(56.7) (54.4) (60.8) (50.9) (49.1) (54.4) (48.7) (47.7) (50.0) (45.4) (43.2) (47.7)
Age, years, mean (SD) 64.4 64.0 64.9 64.9 64.2 66.3 71.3 70.2 72.7 71.0 70.7 71.2
(9.1) (9.3) (8.8) (8.5) (8.7) (7.8) (10.7) (11.1) (10.2) (10.5) (10.9) (10.1)
Race, n (%)
 White 0 0 0 0 0 0 270 147 123 567 289 278
(98.9) (98.7) (99.2) (97.6) (97.6) (97.5)
 Black 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 3
(0.7) (0.3) (1.1)
 Asian 141 90 51 171 114 57 0 0 0 0 0 0
(100) (100) (100) (100) (100) (100)
 Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 10 6 4
(1.1) (1.3) (0.8) (1.7) (2.0) (1.4)
Baseline pain score, mean (SD) 6.3 5.5 7.8 6.1 5.2 7.9 6.7 5.6 8.0 6.8 5.6 8.0
(1.3) (0.8) (0.6) (1.5) (0.8) (0.9) (1.5) (0.9) (0.9) (1.5) (0.9) (0.8)
Baseline PRSI 4.7 4.0 5.9 4.1 3.4 5.7 4.6 3.9 5.5 4.8 3.8 5.9
score, mean (SD) (2.0) (1.9) (1.8) (2.5) (2.0) (2.6) (2.6) (2.1) (3.0) (2.6) (2.1) (2.5)

Notes: Mean pain scores were based on an 11-point NRS, where 0 = no pain and 10 = worst possible pain. PRSI scores were based on an 11-point NRS, where 0 = pain does not interfere with sleep, and 10 = pain completely interferes with sleep. Patients categorized as having moderate pain had mean pain scores of ≥4 to <7 at baseline. Patients categorized as having severe pain had mean pain scores ≥7 to 10 at baseline. Patients with mild pain (mean pain score <4) were excluded from the study.

Abbreviations: NRS, numeric rating scale; PRSI, pain-related sleep interference.