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Table 1 The characteristics of patients and controls

From: The serotonin transporter gene polymorphism is associated with the susceptibility and the pain severity in Idiopathic Trigeminal Neuralgia patients

 

TN (n = 244)

Control (n = 280)

P

Characteristics

   

Mean age (yrs)

55.06 (38.7-67.8)

54.93 (38.5-69.1)

0.876

Sex

   

Male

100

112

0.432

Female

144

168

 

Smoking status

   

Never

70

115

<0.001

Ever

94

87

 

Current

80

78

 

Symptom Duration (months)

40.3 (2.6-56.7)

  

Pain location

   

V1

10

  

V2

127

  

V3

107

  

Pain severity

   

<III

81

  

>TTT

163