Table 3. Frequencies and percentages of different neuropathic symptoms across type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus.

All variables were tested to fisher's exact test

Parameter		Type1 (n=61)		Type2 (n=121)		p
Do you experience a deep, aching, tightness, boring, pulling, or squeezing pain in your feet or legs?	Never or occasional	29	47.5%	53	44.2%	.914
	Occasional but abnormal	13	21.3%	24	20.0%
	Often	8	13.1%	16	13.3%
	Almost continuous	11	18.0%	27	22.5%
Do you experience unusual sensitivity or tenderness when your feet are touched or are used in activities such as walking?	Never or occasional	31	50.8%	57	47.1%	.830
	Occasional but abnormal	12	19.7%	25	20.7%
	Often	6	9.8%	9	7.4%
	Almost continuous	12	19.7%	30	24.8%
Do you experience burning pain in your feet or legs?	Never or occasional	33	54.1%	55	45.5%	.517
	Occasional but abnormal	11	18.0%	27	22.3%
	Often	10	16.4%	17	14.0%
	Almost continuous	7	11.5%	22	18.2%
Do you experience sharp, stabbing, or shooting pain, electrical shock-like pain, or surges of pain that last seconds to minutes in your feet or legs?	Never or occasional	38	62.3%	69	57.0%	.808
	Occasional but abnormal	12	19.7%	24	19.8%
	Often	6	9.8%	18	14.9%
	Almost continuous	5	8.2%	10	8.3%
Do you experience numbness, lost sensation, or a 'dead feeling' like an anesthetic, without prickling in your feet or legs?	Never or occasional	26	42.6%	65	53.7%	.500
	Occasional but abnormal	18	29.5%	28	23.1%
	Often	10	16.4%	14	11.6%
	Almost continuous	7	11.5%	14	11.6%
Do you experience a prickling or tingling feeling, with or without an 'asleep' feeling, in your feet or legs?	Never or occasional	10	16.4%	25	20.8%	.380
	Occasional but abnormal	24	39.3%	49	40.8%
	Often	16	26.2%	19	15.8%
	Almost continuous	11	18.0%	27	22.5%