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. 2023 Sep 21;165(3):666–673. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003056

Table 1.

Prevalence of chronic pain, anxiety/depression symptoms, and co-occurrence in the US adult general population.

n* N (millions) 95 CI (millions) Pop. % 95 CI
Neither chronic pain nor A/D symptoms§ 22,886 184.1 178.7, 189.5 75.5% 74.9, 76.2
Chronic pain only 5559 38.1 36.4, 39.7 15.6% 15.1, 16.1
A/D symptoms only 1166 9.6 8.9, 10.3 3.9% 3.6, 4.2
Co-occurring symptoms 1599 12.0 11.1, 12.8 4.9% 4.6, 5.2

Data Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 2019.

*

n = number of responses in survey sample.

N = national prevalence, reported in millions of US adults.

Pop. % = national prevalence as a proportion of the US adult general population.

§

A/D symptoms are defined as clinically significant symptoms of anxiety, depression, or both.

A/D, anxiety/depression.