Table 2 Pain and Quality of Life in patients with painless and painful diabetic neuropathy.

From: Corneal confocal microscopy detects small nerve fibre damage in patients with painful diabetic neuropathy

 

Painless DN (n = 41)

Painful DN (n = 55)

HADS depression (0-21)

3.78 ± 0.51

7.23 ± 0.53*

HADS anxiety (0-21)

4.09 ± 0.45

7.89 ± 0.56*

SFN-SIQ (0-39)

5.13 ± 0.65

11.61 ± 0.91*

SF-36 (0-100)

77.04 ± 2.66

47.19 ± 2.92*

Pre-R-ODS (%)

  

• Change and hold body position (%)

83.93 ± 3.33

52.56 ± 3.38*

• Walking and movement (%)

79.19 ± 4.21

45.65 ± 3.52*

• Movement by transport (%)

86.01 ± 3.27

66.02 ± 3.26*

• Carry, move, handle the objects (%)

89.07 ± 2.99

70.53 ± 3.08*

• Self-care (%)

93.29 ± 2.14

78.39 ± 2.92*

• Eating (%)

98.57 ± 1.42

94.24 ± 1.93

• Household (%)

92.36 ± 2.42

64.38 ± 4.21*

• Daily tasks (%)

90.79 ± 2.81

64.4 ± 3.69*

• Meeting other people (%)

92.47 ± 3.22

67.87 ± 4.09*

• Work, study, hobbies (%)

93.49 ± 2.04

71.81 ± 3.43*

  1. All the data are presented as mean ± SE. HADS – hospital anxiety and depression scale; SFN-SIQ – small fibre neuropathy symptom inventory questionnaire; SF-36 – 36-item short form health survey; Pre-R-ODS – preliminary Rasch-built Overall Disability Scale. * P < 0.05 compared to painless.
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