TABLE 2.
Sociodemographic characteristics at baseline (1994/1995) in women and men with chronic pain in 2006/2007 using the longitudinal component of the National Population Health Survey
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Women
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Men
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OR (95% CI)
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OR (95% CI)
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| Chronic pain, % | Unadjusted | Adjusted | Chronic pain, % | Unadjusted | Adjusted | |
| Age–years | ||||||
| 25–39 | 11.9 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 10.5 | 1.00 | |
| 40–54 | 16.8 | 1.49 (1.06–2.10) | 1.46 (1.03–2.06) | 12.3 | 1.2 (0.79–1.82) | * |
| 55–69 | 19.1 | 1.74 (1.23–2.47) | 1.56 (1.09–2.24) | 12.0 | 1.16 (0.72–1.87) | |
| ≥70 | 28.4 | 2.93 (1.86–4.62) | 2.24 (1.37–3.67) | 10.6 | 1.01 (0.28–3.69) | |
| Education | ||||||
| Postsecondary graduation | 12.3 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 10.5 | 1.00 | |
| Some postsecondary | 17.7 | 1.53 (1.07–2.17) | 1.48 (1.03–2.14) | 10.6 | 1.01 (0.65,1.55) | |
| Secondary school graduation | 14.9 | 1.24 (0.85–1.80) | 1.22 (0.84–1.78) | 15.7 | 1.59 (0.89–2.84) | * |
| Less then secondary school graduation | 20.4 | 1.82 (1.29–2.57) | 1.46 (1.03–2.08) | 10.7 | 1.03 (0.67–1.56) | |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Currently married | 14.0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 11.7 | 1.00 | |
| Common law/living with a partner | 17.6 | 1.31 (0.74–2.32) | 1.6 (0.89–2.86) | 11.9 | 1.02 (0.58–1.80) | * |
| Single (never married) | 11.0 | 0.76 (0.48–1.20) | 0.87 (0.54–1.42) | 9.2 | 0.76 (0.43–1.36) | |
| Widowed/separated/divorced | 24.3 | 1.97 (1.45–2.67) | 1.61 (1.16–2.23) | 11.2 | 0.95 (0.55–1.62) | |
| Race | ||||||
| White | 16.4 | 1.00 | * | 11.6 | 1.00 | |
| Nonwhite | 8.2 | 0.46 (0.17–1.26) | 8.8 | 0.74 (0.32–1.71) | * | |
| Province | ||||||
| Manitoba | 22.1 | 1.00 | 18.7 | 1.00 | ||
| New Brunswick | 19.7 | 0.86 (0.46–1.62) | 13.7 | 0.69 (0.31–1.52) | ||
| Prince Edward Island | 19.0 | 0.82 (0.44–1.52) | 12.8 | 0.64 (0.30–1.36) | ||
| Nova Scotia | 18.4 | 0.79 (0.37–1.70) | 12.4 | 0.62 (0.28–1.35) | ||
| Saskatchewan | 18.2 | 0.79 (0.40–1.52) | * | 11.8 | 0.58 (0.25–1.35) | |
| Alberta | 18.2 | 0.79 (0.41–1.49) | 11.5 | 0.56 (0.27–1.17) | * | |
| Quebec | 17.4 | 0.74 (0.39–1.41) | 11.3 | 0.56 (0.29–1.05) | ||
| Ontario | 15.1 | 0.63 (0.34–1.14) | 10.9 | 0.53 (0.28–1.02) | ||
| British Columbia | 15.0 | 0.62 (0.34–1.15) | 10.1 | 0.49 (0.24–0.99) | ||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 14.1 | 0.58 (0.33–1.02) | 9.1 | 0.43 (0.19–0.99) | ||
| Area of residence | ||||||
| Urban | 15.6 | 1.00 | * | 11.1 | 1.00 | |
| Rural | 16.0 | 0.97 (0.73–1.28) | 12.1 | 0.91 (0.62–1.34) | * | |
| Income | ||||||
| Highest | 17.0 | 1.00 | 12.0 | 1.00 | ||
| Upper middle | 13.4 | 0.76 (0.52–1.1) | * | 11.2 | 0.93 (0.53–1.62) | * |
| Lower middle | 15.4 | 0.89 (0.59–1.34) | 12.7 | 1.07 (0.62–1.83) | ||
| Lowest | 21.4 | 1.33 (0.85–2.08) | 7.6 | 0.6 (0.26–1.36) | ||
| Main activity | ||||||
| Working for pay or profit | 15.5 | 1.00 | 11.0 | 1.00 | ||
| Caring for family | 14.9 | 0.95 (0.67–1.36) | 20.3 | 2.06 (0.46–9.17) | ||
| Caring for family/working for pay or profit | 11.8 | 0.73 (0.50–1.06) | * | 9.9 | 0.89 (0.53–1.48) | * |
| Looking for work | 15.0 | 0.96 (0.36–2.53) | 11.1 | 1.01 (0.46–2.22) | ||
| Retired | 27.2 | 2.04 (1.37–3.03) | 14.3 | 1.36 (0.77–2.40) | ||
| Other (includes going to school and recovering from illness/disability) | 19.7 | 1.34 (0.69–2.58) | 12.1 | 1.11 (0.47–2.65) | ||
*
Not included in multivariate analysis