Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients.
| N (%) | |
| Agea (years) | |
| Young adult (18–39) | 314 (29.8) |
| Middle-aged adult (40–59) | 478 (45.5) |
| Senior adult (60–79) | 173 (16.4) |
| Old adult (above 80) | 20 (1.9) |
| Sex (female) | 592 (56.2) |
| Main complaint location | |
| Abdomen | 32 (3.0) |
| Ankle | 50 (4.7) |
| Chest | 11 (1.0) |
| Elbow | 55 (5.2) |
| Face | 18 (1.7) |
| Foot | 43 (4.1) |
| Hand | 13 (1.2) |
| Head | 36 (3.4) |
| Hip | 62 (5.9) |
| Knee | 131 (12.4) |
| Lower arm | 12 (1.1) |
| Low back | 157 (14.9) |
| Lower leg | 58 (5.5) |
| Middle back | 17 (1.6) |
| Neck | 105 (10.0) |
| Pelvis | 17 (1.6) |
| Ribs | 2 (0.2) |
| Sacrum | 10 (0.9) |
| Shoulder | 101 (9.6) |
| Upper arm | 16 (1.5) |
| Upper back | 18 (1.7) |
| Upper leg | 55 (5.2) |
| Wrist | 35 (3.3) |
| Time with pain | |
| Just happened | 112 (10.6) |
| Few days to 1 month | 322 (30.6) |
| 1–3 months | 146 (13.9) |
| 3–6 months | 109 (10.3) |
| 6 months to 1 year | 125 (11.9) |
| 1–5 years | 124 (11.8) |
| 5–10 years | 50 (4.7) |
| 10–15 years | 23 (2.2) |
| 15–20 years | 41 (3.9) |
| Country of patient | |
| Algeria | 5 (0.5) |
| Argentina | 15 (1.4) |
| Australia | 198 (18.8) |
| Austria | 31 (2.9) |
| Bahrain | 1 (0.1) |
| Belgium | 2 (0.2) |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 1 (0.1) |
| Brazil | 9 (0.9) |
| Canada | 15 (1.4) |
| Comoros | 1 (0.1) |
| Croatia | 16 (1.5) |
| Denmark | 27 (2.6) |
| Egypt | 4 (0.4) |
| France | 56 (5.3) |
| Germany | 12 (1.1) |
| Ghana | 1 (0.1) |
| Hungary | 11 (1.0) |
| India | 6 (0.6) |
| Indonesia | 17 (1.6) |
| Italy | 4 (0.4) |
| Jordan | 1 (0.1) |
| Kuwait | 96 (9.1) |
| Lebanon | 1 (0.1) |
| Macedonia | 1 (0.1) |
| Mexico | 2 (0.2) |
| New Zealand | 32 (3.0) |
| Norway | 4 (0.4) |
| Pakistan | 1 (0.1) |
| Palestinian Territories | 2 (0.2) |
| Philippines | 1 (0.1) |
| Portugal | 14 (1.3) |
| Romania | 103 (9.8) |
| Saudi Arabia | 16 (1.5) |
| Serbia | 7 (0.7) |
| Singapore | 17 (1.6) |
| Slovenia | 25 (2.4) |
| South Africa | 1 (0.1) |
| Spain | 9 (0.9) |
| Sweden | 63 (6.0) |
| Switzerland | 18 (1.7) |
| Tunisia | 1 (0.1) |
| Turkey | 4 (0.4) |
| United Arab Emirates | 41 (3.9) |
| United Kingdom | 21 (2.0) |
| United States | 141 (13.4) |
aAge group was missing for 69 participants.