Table 1.
Characteristics of pain and its treatment in the patients studied.
| Duration of pain (months) | N | 1393 |
|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | 30.8 (43.5) | |
| Median (P25; P75) | 13 (6.0; 37.0) | |
| Intensity of pain (VAS) | N | 3189 |
| Mean (SD) | 55.9 (19.8) | |
| Median (P25; P75) | 56 (42.5; 70.0) | |
| Pain locationa | N = 3189 | % |
| - Head | 2063 | 64.7 |
| - neck | 2282 | 71.6 |
| - back | 2283 | 71.6 |
| - limbs | 1865 | 58.5 |
| - joints | 1954 | 61.3 |
| Specific known etiology (yes)b | N = 1154 | 38.3% |
| - Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorder | 898 | 77.8 |
| - Nervous system disorder | 155 | 13.4 |
| - Anxiety/Somatic disorder | 117 | 10.1 |
| - Metabolism disorder | 70 | 6.1 |
| - Vascular disorder | 49 | 4.2 |
| - Other disorders (neoplasias, digestive inmune, etc) | 151 | 13.1 |
| Current treatmentc | N = 3004 | 94.2% |
| - Analgesics* | 2729 | |
| ◦ NSAIDs | 2623 | 96.1 |
| ◦ Opioids | 290 | 10.6 |
| - Psychotropics* | 1262 | |
| ◦ Anxiolitics/Hypnotics | 971 | 76.9 |
| ◦ Anticonvulsivants | 99 | 7.8 |
a More than 1 site was possible
b More than 1 etiology was possible
c More than 1 treatment was possible
SD: Standard Deviation; P25: Percentile 25; P75: Percentile 75.
* alone or in combination