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Table 1 PPT values of volunteers in ADHD and healthy control groups

From: The effect of methylphenidate on pain perception thresholds in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Area

PPT (gr/cm2)

p

ADHD

Healthy Controls

Frontal

7.0 (5.0-10.12)

9.0 (7.0–11.0)

0.008

Supraspinatus

8.25 (5.87–11.62)

13.0 (10.5–15.0)

< 0.001

Trapezius

7.75 (5.0-11.5)

13.0 (10.0–15.0)

< 0.001

Thoracal 2

8.0 (5.0–11.0)

9.0 (8.0–12.0)

0.008

Deltoid

10.0 (7.0–14.0)

14.0 (10.5–17.0)

< 0.001

Lateral epikondyle

9.5 (7.0–13.0)

12.0 (10.0-14.5)

0.010

Trochanter

15.53 ± 4.47

17.63 ± 3.93

0.008

Tibia

16.0 (12.5-19.25)

18.0 (15.0–22.0)

0.016

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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health

ISSN: 1753-2000