| Groups | Sex | Number of patients | Pain |
| Control | Male | 13 | No pain |
| Control | Female | 12 | No pain |
| Pain | Male | 38 | N = 6 neuropathic pain N = 24 diffuse muscle pain N = 8 headache |
| Pain | Female | 39 | N = 11 neuropathic pain N = 19 diffuse muscle pain N = 9 headache |