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. 2022 Nov 2;14(11):e31021. doi: 10.7759/cureus.31021

Table 4. Comparison of demographics and relevant comorbidities between patients with normal IENFD on skin biopsy and patients with reduced IENFD on skin biopsy.

IEFND: intraepidermal nerve fiber density.

  Normal IENFD (n = 61) Abnormal IENFD (n = 19) p-value
Age (years) 32 ± 9 41 ± 13 0.001
Percent female 90% 84% 0.44
%White 87% 95% 0.058
Symptom duration (years) 5 (4, 6) 7 (3, 10) 0.20
Comorbidities
   Autoimmune disease (celiac, Hashimoto’s, RA, Sjogren’s) 16% 37% 0.10
   Chiari 5% 2% 0.42
   Ehlers-Danlos/Jjint hypermobility 31% 11% 0.13
   Fibromyalgia 34% 16% 0.16
   Migraine 61% 53% 0.60
   Raynaud’s 23% 16% 0.75