Table 2. Top 10 chronic pain conditions/chronic conditions associated with chronic pain respectively in a population of inpatients at a department of internal medicine in a tertiary care hospital (n = 433 hospitalizations).
Multiple counts were allowed.
| Most frequent chronic pain diagnoses | Prevalence in % |
|---|---|
| Chronic back pain | 38.8 |
| Osteoarthrosis (joint disorders) | 17.6 |
| Cancer | 16.6 |
| Rheumatoid/seropositive arthritis | 8.1 |
| Musculoskeletal diseases, othera | 6.9 |
| Cholecystitis/cholelithiasis | 6 |
| Osteoporosis | 5.3 |
| Chronic enteritis/ulcerative colitis | 4.8 |
| Gout | 4.2 |
| Neurological diseases | 3.9 |
a This diagnosis includes specific arthropathies, e.g., crystal- related arthropathies.