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Table 1 Pain sensitivity

From: Pain sensitivity in men who have never experienced a headache: an observer blinded case control study

 

Headache free

(n = 47)

Controls

(n = 52)

P-value

Quantitative sensory testing

 Cold pain threshold hand (°C)

1.1 (0.0–9.0)

1.9 (0.0–7.2)

0.81

 Cold pain threshold forehead (°C)

4.6 (0.0–8.4)

5.1 (0.9–9.7)

0.38

 Heat pain threshold hand (°C)

49.1 (46.8–50.4)

48.8 (46.8–50.2)

0.49

 Heat pain threshold forehead (°C)

48.3 (47.5–49.5)

48.2 (46.6–49.5)

0.43

Pericranial tenderness

 Total tenderness score

9.6 (7.0–13.0)

10.4 (7.8–13.9)

0.70

 Cephalic tenderness score

6.0 (4.4–7.9)

6.4 (4.8–8.4)

0.72

 Neck tenderness score

3.7 (2.6–5.1)

4.1 (2.9–5.4)

0.67

Cold pressor test

 Verbal rating score

5.8 (5.1–6.4)

5.4 (4.8–6.1)

0.45

 Time (min)

10.0 (4.8–10.0)

10.0 (3.8–10.0)

0.75