Table 3.

Prevalence of pain in specific anatomic sites, by sex among adults 65 years and older, United States: National Health and Aging Trends Study, 2011

Pain site	Men (N=3,168) %	Women (N=4,433) %	Prevalence Ratio (95% CI) Women : Men
Back	24.7	34.6	1.40 (1.29–1.51)
Knee	19.8	28.7	1.45 (1.31–1.60)
Shoulder	16.9	22.2	1.31 (1.16–1.49)
Hip	14.3	20.3	1.42 (1.26–1.61)
Foot	14.4	20.3	1.41 (1.22–1.64)
Hand	12.3	20.2	1.64 (1.43–1.89)
Neck	12.3	18.8	1.53 (1.35–1.74)
Head	6.1	12.4	2.04 (1.66–2.50)
Wrist	7.6	11.5	1.52 (1.28–1.79)
Leg	3.6	4.3	1.18 (0.93–1.51)
Stomach	1.1	1.6	1.42 (0.90–2.22)
Arm	1.0	1.4	1.42 (0.88–2.29)
Total No. of sites
0	53.3	42.3	0.79 (0.75–0.84)
1	14.6	12.4	0.85 (0.75–0.97)
2	10.5	13.2	1.25 (1.10–1.43)
3	8.2	9.9	1.20 (1.01–1.43)
≥4	13.4	22.3	1.67 (1.46–1.91)

CI=Confidence Interval