Table 1. Characteristics of included participants from three Norwegian Health surveys.

Survey	HUNT 4(n=56 038)	Tromso7(n=21 068)	MUST(n=4966)
Characteristic
Age average (year 2014)	55 (SD 15.3)	56 (SD 11.5)	59 (10.2)
Education (%)
Lower	18	17	21
Intermediate	50	41	52
Undergraduate	26	28	21
Postgraduate	6	14	6
Sex (%)
Male	45	48	45
Female	55	52	55
Healthcare provider seen (2014–2021) (% total consultations)
Physical therapist	55	45	49
Chiropractor	13	10	14
Medical doctor	32	45	37

HUNT4The HUNT4 SurveyMUSTMusculoskeletal pain in Ullensaker Studynnumber of participants