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. 2024 May 15;165(10):2215–2234. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003267

Table 5.

Summary of pooled prevalence estimates by pain type and sex.

Pooled proportion (95% CI)
Males Females Overall
Headache (n = 170) 15.1 (12.7, 17.6) 23.5 (19.9, 21.4) 19.1 (1.69, 21.4)
Abdominal (n = 138) 7.1 (5.8, 8.4) 11.3 (9.0, 13.8) 9.1 (7.8, 10.5)
Back (n = 154) 13.9 (11.9, 16.0) 15.1 (12.5, 17.9) 14.5 (12.9, 16.2)
Musculoskeletal (n = 10) 26.8 (11.8, 45.3) 43.1 (26.0, 61.2) 34.8 (22.4, 48.3)
Multisite/general (n = 96) 15.1 (13.2, 17.0) 24.5 (21.7, 27.4) 19.6 (17.7, 21.5)
Other (n = 10) 5.1 (3.7, 6.7) 9.7 (8.6, 10.9) 7.0 (4.9, 9.4)
Total (n = 574) 12.7 (11.6, 13.8) 18.3 (16.6, 20.0) 15.4 (14.4, 16.4)