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

Table 2.

Prevalence of anxiety/depression symptoms, contingent on presence/absence of chronic pain.

Clinically significant anxiety and/or depression symptoms
n* N (millions) 95 CI (millions) Pop. % 95 CI
No chronic pain 1166 9.6 8.9, 10.3 4.9% 4.6, 5.3
Chronic pain 1599 12.0 11.1, 12.8 23.9% 22.6, 25.2
 Lower-impact CP 616 4.8 4.3, 5.3 15.0% 13.7, 16.4
 High-impact CP 989 7.2 6.6, 7.8 39.5% 37.1, 41.9

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.

CP, chronic pain.