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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pain. 2009 Feb 28;143(1-2):76–83. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2009.01.034

Table 1.

Sample characteristics (N=18309), weighted estimates

Mean age 45.5 (SD=16.2)
Female 52.5 %
Completed secondary education 61.6 %
Childhood adversities
Parental death 12.8 %
Parental divorce 9.8 %
Other parental loss 5.3 %
Physical abuse as a child 9.6 %
Family violence 9.4 %
Parental mental disorder 7.1 %
Neglect as a child 6.5 %
Family economic adversity 5.8 %
Family criminal behavior 3.3 %
Parental substance abuse 5.0 %
Sexual abuse as a child 2.5 %
Number of childhood adversities
 None 56.3 %
 One 25.6 %
 Two 9.8 %
 Three or more 8.3 %
Early onset mood/anxiety disorder 10.2 %
Adult onset arthritis 17.6 %
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