Table 1.
Prevalence of number of pain sites (NPS) by gender
| NPS | Men (N = 1455) | Women (N = 1772) | Total (N = 3227) |
|---|---|---|---|
| %(95%CI) | %(95%CI) | %(95%CI) | |
| 0 | 38.4 (36.2 to 41.2) | 23.2 (21.3 to 25.2) | 30.1 (28.5 to 31.7) |
| 1 | 18.2 (16.3 to 20.3) | 15.7 (14.1 to 17.5) | 16.8 (15.5 to 18.1) |
| 2 | 12.4 (10.8 to 14.2) | 14.6 (13.0 to 16.3) | 13.5 (12.4 to 14.8) |
| 3 | 12.8 (11.2 to 14.6) | 13.0 (11.6 to 14.7) | 12.9 (11.8 to 14.1) |
| 4 | 7.7 (6.4 to 9.2) | 10.7 (9.31 to 12.2) | 9.3 (8.3 to 10.4) |
| 5 | 4.5 (3.5 to 5.7) | 7.7 (6.5 to 9.0) | 6.2 (5.4 to 7.1) |
| 6 | 3.0 (2.3 to 4.1) | 5.6 (4.6 to 6.8) | 4.4 (3.8 to 5.2) |
| 7 | 1.2 (0.7 to 1.9) | 4.2 (3.3 to 5.2) | 2.8 (2.3 to 3.5) |
| 8 | 0.7 (0.4 to 1.3) | 2.1 (1.6 to 2.9) | 1.5 (1.1 to 2.0) |
| 9 | 0.8 (0.4 to 1.4) | 1.7 (1.2 to 2.4) | 1.3 (0.9 to 1.7) |
| 10 | 0.8 (0.4-1.4) | 1.6 (1.1 to 2.3) | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.7) |
NPS Number of pain sites: CI Confidence Interval