Table 2: Short-form McGill pain questionnaire (SF-MPQ): comparison between DM1 and DM2

	Overall (N=70)	DM1 (N=21)	DM2 (N=49)	p
Intensity of pain in the previous week1	29.8 (±29.0)	32.9 (±30.5)	28.5 (±28.6)	0.566
Pain quality2	Typ bolesti2 (zadna vs. jakakolimirabolesti) - SF-MPQ
Pain present	40(57.1%)	11(52.4%)	29(59.2%)	0.610
Throbbing	21(30.0%)	7(33.3%)	14(28.6%)	0.778
Shooting	19(27.1%)	5(23.8%)	14(28.6%)	0.776
Stabbing	15(21.4%)	4(19.0%)	11(22.4%)	1.000
Sharp	13(18.6%)	4(19.0%)	9(18.4%)	1.000
Cramping	25(35.7%)	11(52.4%)	14(28.6%)	0.101
Gnawing	10(14.3%)	0(0.0%)	10(20.4%)	0.027
Hot/burning	10(14.3%)	2(9.5%)	8(16.3%)	0.712
Aching	34(48.6%)	12(57.1%)	22(44.9%)	0.437
Heavy	23(32.9%)	6(28.6%)	17(34.7%)	0.783
Tender	21(30.0%)	6(28.6%)	15(30.6%)	1.000
Splitting	6(8.6%)	0(0.0%)	6(12.2%)	0.168
Tiring/exhausting	34(48.6%)	10(47.6%)	24(49.0%)	1.000
Sickening	12(17.1%)	6(28.6%)	6(12.2%)	0.163
Fearful	8(11.4%)	3(14.3%)	5(10.2%)	0.689
Punishing/cruel	5(71%)	2(9.5%)	3(6.1%)	0.632

¹The variables are described in terms of average (± SD); statistical testing by unpaired t-test.

²Pain quality is described as the absolute and relative frequency representation of any degree of pain (moderate to severe pain); statistical testing by Fisher's exact test.