Table 1. Baseline characteristics of patients of both groups.

DLX: duloxetine; PGB: pregabalin; BMI: body mass index; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin

Parameters	DLX group			PGB group
	Minimum	Maximum	Mean ± SD	Minimum	Maximum	Mean ± SD
Age (years)	35	80	50.30±8.55	31	68	48.20±8.99
BMI (kg/m2)	21.2	25.3	23.47±1.23	20.0	25.9	23.10±1.59
Disease Duration (months)	10	36	21.64±7.41	11	30	20.04±6.37
HbA1c	7.9	10.3	9.19±0.78	7.1	9.9	8.7±0.81