Table 4. Frequencies and percentages of different neuropathic symptoms across both genders.

All variables were tested to chi-square test

Parameter		Males (n=79)		Female (n=103)		p
Do you experience a deep, aching, tightness, boring, pulling, or squeezing pain in your feet or legs?	Never or occasional	57	72.2%	25	24.5%	.000
	Occasional but abnormal	14	17.7%	23	22.5%
	Often	7	8.9%	17	16.7%
	Almost continuous	1	1.3%	37	36.3%
Do you experience unusual sensitivity or tenderness when your feet are touched or are used in activities such as walking?	Never or occasional	63	79.7%	25	24.3%	.000
	Occasional but abnormal	13	16.5%	24	23.3%
	Often	3	3.8%	12	11.7%
	Almost continuous	0	0.0%	42	40.8%
Do you experience burning pain in your feet or legs?	Never or occasional	56	70.9%	32	31.1%	.000
	Occasional but abnormal	12	15.2%	26	25.2%
	Often	9	11.4%	18	17.5%
	Almost continuous	2	2.5%	27	26.2%
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	62	78.5%	45	43.7%	.000
	Occasional but abnormal	10	12.7%	26	25.2%
	Often	7	8.9%	17	16.5%
	Almost continuous	0	0.0%	15	14.6%
Do you experience numbness, lost sensation, or a 'dead feeling' like an anesthetic, without prickling in your feet or legs?	Never or occasional	53	67.1%	38	36.9%	.000
	Occasional but abnormal	15	19.0%	31	30.1%
	Often	10	12.7%	14	13.6%
	Almost continuous	1	1.3%	20	19.4%
Do you experience a prickling or tingling feeling, with or without an 'asleep' feeling, in your feet or legs?	Never or occasional	12	15.2%	23	22.5%	.001
	Occasional but abnormal	39	49.4%	34	33.3%
	Often	21	26.6%	14	13.7%
	Almost continuous	7	8.9%	31	30.4%