Table 2.
Characteristics of 1062 men and women according to pain category, Framingham Study, biennial exam 22, 1992–1993
| Characteristics | Women
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Men
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No pain, N = 249 | Pain 1 region, N = 195 | Pain in 2–3 regions, N = 136 | Widespread pain, N = 102 | No pain, N = 183 | Pain 1 region, N = 112 | Pain in 2–3 regions, N = 65 | Widespread pain, N = 20 | |
| Mean (SD) | ||||||||
| Age | 79.6 (5.1) | 79.2 (5.4) | 79.4 (5.4) | 80.9 (5.9) | 79.0 (4.6) | 78.4 (5.0) | 78.1 (5.2) | 78.0 (4.2) |
| Body mass indexa | 26.4 (5.0) | 26.3 (4.6) | 27.0 (5.5) | 28.2 (5.9)* | 26.7 (3.9) | 26.6 (3.9) | 28.0 (4.8) | 27.1 (3.7) |
| Systolic blood pressure | 142.4 (22.5) | 142.9 (22.2) | 145.7 (24.3) | 148.7 (24.7)* | 143.5 (22.2) | 142.1 (20.3) | 140.0 (24.3) | 142.5 (18.0) |
| Percent | ||||||||
| Married | 35.2 | 29.7 | 34.1 | 30.4 | 76.4 | 77.7 | 81.5 | 85.0 |
| High school | 68.4 | 68.4 | 74.1 | 56.7 | 60.3 | 73.0 | 73.3 | 63.2 |
| Overweight (BMI>27) | 41.6 | 40.4 | 44.0 | 60.3* | 41.1 | 47.1 | 58.2 | 40.0 |
| Alcohol use (>4 oz/wk) | 10.8 | 11.9 | 9.6 | 5.9 | 20.8 | 41.1 | 41.5 | 15.0* |
| Depressive symptomsb | 10.3 | 13.9 | 19.3 | 32.3*** | 8.1 | 8.1 | 10.9 | 20.0 |
| Fair/poor self-rated health | 11.8 | 19.7 | 25.9 | 46.0*** | 17.9 | 24.1 | 43.1 | 35.0*** |
| Hand and knee osteoarthritisc | 35.6 | 39.0 | 43.8 | 44.9 | 27.5 | 34.9 | 37.7 | 55.6** |
| Back pain before age 65 years | 29.8 | 37.6 | 47.8 | 54.6*** | 38.8 | 53.2 | 54.7 | 60.0** |
| ADL or mobility disability | 21.5 | 34.2 | 30.4 | 63.0*** | 17.8 | 18.8 | 32.3 | 30.0* |
Test for linear trend across pain levels (1 d.f.),
*
P-value <0.05;
**
P-value <0.01;
***
P-value <0.001.
a
Measured body mass index was missing for 151 subjects.
b
Depressive symptoms defined as CES-D score >16.
c
Radiographic osteoarthritis of any joint of the hand and any knee defined as grade >2 on the Kellgren/Lawrence scale.