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Table.4 Domain scores and total score of the KPPS-BG and correlations with other PD specific scales

From: Translation, adaptation and validation of the Bulgarian version of the King’s Parkinson’s Disease Pain Scale

KPPS-BG scores

Mean score (SD)

Median

Range

Modified H&Y

MDS-UPDRS III

1. Musculoskeletal pain

5.13 (3.59)

6

0–12

0.24*

0.26*

2. Chronic pain

1.57 (3.13)

0

0–18

0.05

0.03

3. Fluctuation-related pain

4.46 (6.51)

1

0–36

0.61*

0.54*

4. Nocturnal pain

5.35 (6.33)

0

0–24

0.27*

0.2

5. Oro-facial pain

0.88 (3.03)

0

0–12

0.31*

0.24*

6. Discoloration, edema/swelling

1.41 (2.72)

0

0–12

0.13

0.11

7. Radicular pain

2.17 (3.28)

0

0–12

0.13

0.04

Total score

21.11 (17.32)

17

1–90

0.47*

0.42*

  1. * Statistical significance of Spearman correlation coefficient, p < 0.05; Modified H&Y, modified Hoehn and Yahr scale; MDS-UPDRS III Movement Disorders Society Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale part III (motor examination); KPPS-BG Bulgarian version of the King’s Parkinson’s Disease Pain Scale; SD standard deviation