Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of the study in the total sample, in the different pain categories, and comparisons among them.
| Variables (n, %) (otherwise stated) |
Total sample (n=6611) |
NP (n=3227) | LP (n=1585) | RP-Medium (n=1344) |
RP-Heavy (n=341) |
WSP (n=114) | Differences among pain categories (p-value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (n=6611) | <0.001 | ||||||
| Men | 3057 (46.2) | 1665 (50.0) | 755 (46.3) | 519 (37.1) | 104 (28.1) | 24 (22.2) | |
| Women | 3554 (53.8) | 1572 (50.0) | 830 (53.7) | 825 (62.9) | 237 (71.9) | 90 (77.8) | |
| Age strata, years (n=6611) | 0.209 | ||||||
| 65–69 | 1488 (31.6) | 724 (31.5) | 377 (33.3) | 292 (30.5) | 70 (28.7) | 25 (30.4) | |
| 70–74 | 1496 (22.7) | 730 (22.8) | 341 (21.5) | 320 (23.9) | 82 (24.2) | 23 (20.2) | |
| 75–79 | 1397 (17.4) | 655 (16.6) | 337 (17.4) | 279 (17.2) | 90 (21.9) | 36 (26.4) | |
| 80–84 | 1251 (13.6) | 622 (13.8) | 305 (13.7) | 258 (14.0) | 50 (10.5) | 16 (10.6) | |
| ≥85 | 979 (14.7) | 496 (15.3) | 225 (14.1) | 195 (14.4) | 49 (14.7) | 14 (12.4) | |
| NRS7d (n=3660) | |||||||
| Mean (±SD) | 4.3 (±2.4) | 0.0 (0.0) | 4.3 (±1.9) | 5.0 (±1.9) | 5.6 (±1.9) | 6.0 (±2.3) | <0.001 |
| Range | 0–10 | 0–0 | 1–10 | 1–10 | 1–10 | 1–10 | |
| Nicotine intake (n=3868) | 0.892 | ||||||
| Yes | 552 (15.1) | 281 (15.5) | 129 (14.7) | 108 (15.2) | 24 (12.9) | 10 (13.5) | |
| No | 3316 (84.9) | 1643 (84.5) | 785 (85.3) | 643 (84.8) | 182 (87.1) | 63 (86.5) | |
| Alcohol intake (n=6474) | <0.001 | ||||||
| Yes | 4572 (72.0) | 2272 (73.3) | 1121 (74.0) | 908 (70.0) | 215 (65.1) | 56 (51.0) | |
| No | 1902 (28.0) | 887 (26.7) | 429 (26.0) | 412 (30.0) | 117 (34.9) | 57 (49.0) | |
| Physical activity (n=5073) | |||||||
| Mean (±SD) | 21.5 (±20.9) | 22.9 (±21.6) | 20.5 (±19.2) | 20.3 (±19.8) | 19.6 (±19.7) | 17.5 (±18.8) | <0.001 |
| Range | 0–255 | 0–255 | 0–158 | 0–144 | 0–119 | 0–90 | |
Notes: NRS7d, pain intensity for the previous 7 days measured by numeric rating scale. Significant p-values are in bold.
Abbreviations: NP, no pain; LP, local pain; RP-Medium, regional pain medium; RP-Heavy, regional pain heavy; WSP, widespread pain; SD, standard deviation.