Table 3.
Patients with the most common musculoskeletal conditions by age and gender, n=1544/2599 patients (59%)
| Males | 9–24 years (n=64) | 25–44 years (n=336) | 45–64 years (n=320) | 65+ years (n=184) | Total men (n=904) |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Back | 20 (31) | 99 (29) | 81 (25) | 46 (25) | 246 (27) |
| Shoulder | 3 (5) | 21 (6) | 34 (11) | 17 (9) | 75 (8) |
| Knee | 2 (3) | 19 (6) | 26 (8) | 25 (14) | 72 (8) |
| Neck | 1 (2) | 19 (6) | 24 (8) | 14 (8) | 58 (6) |
| Other musculoskeletal | 25 (49) | 79 (24) | 54 (15) | 29 (16) | 187 (27) |
| Total number of men with a musculoskeletal complaint | 51 (80) | 237 (71) | 219 (68) | 131 (71) | 638 (71) |
| Non-musculoskeletal conditions | 13 (20) | 99 (29) | 101 (32) | 53 (29) | 266 (29) |
| Total men | 64 (100) | 336 (100) | 320 (100) | 184 (100) | 904 (100) |
| Females | 9–24 years (n=80) | 25–44 years (n=655) | 45–64 years (n=650) | 65+ years (n=310) | Total women (n=1695) |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Back | 17 (21) | 88 (13) | 99 (15) | 74 (24) | 278 (16) |
| Shoulder | 4 (5) | 23 (4) | 64 (10) | 24 (8) | 115 (7) |
| Knee | 2 (3) | 16 (2) | 42 (6) | 43 (14) | 103 (6) |
| Neck | 4 (5) | 51 (8) | 50 (8) | 28 (9) | 133 (8) |
| Other musculoskeletal | 12 (15) | 80 (12) | 113 (17) | 72 (43) | 277 (16) |
| Total number of women with a musculoskeletal complaint | 39 (49) | 258 (39) | 368 (57) | 169 (55) | 906 (53) |
| Non-musculoskeletal conditions | 41 (51) | 397 (61) | 282 (43) | 141 (45) | 789 (47) |
| Total women | 80 (100) | 655 (100) | 650 (100) | 310 (100) | 1695 (100) |