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. 2018 Apr 9;33(Suppl 1):38–45. doi: 10.1007/s11606-018-4324-y

Table 1.

Characteristics of Veterans with Incident Chronic Pain in the Veterans Health Administration, 2010–2015 (N = 1,094,569)

Characteristic Total
Male sex, N (%) 982,548 (90%)
Race*, N (%)
 White 759,323 (74%)
 Black 235,872 (24%)
 Other race 36,816 (3%)
 Missing 73,365 (7%)
 Hispanic ethnicity, N (%) 77,762 (7%)
Age, N (%)
 < 30 111,444 (10%)
 30–60 479,092 (44%)
 > 60 504,033 (46%)
 Urban residence, N (%) 732,755 (67%)
Pain diagnoses, N (%)
 Back pain 310,405 (28%)
 Neck/other joint pain 398,359 (36%)
 Neuropathic pain 36,252 (3%)
 Migraine 58,225 (5%)
 Fibromyalgia 10,072 (1%)
Mental health diagnoses, N (%)
 Depression 208,051 (19%)
 Post-traumatic stress disorder 151,548 (14%)
 Anxiety 116,159 (11%)
 Bipolar disorder 27,604 (3%)
Substance use disorder diagnoses, N (%)
 Alcohol use disorder 98,551 (9%)
 Opioid use disorder 17,802 (2%)
 Other substance use disorder 62,552 (6%)
 Charlson’s comorbidity index, mean (SD) 0.63 (1.43)

SD standard deviation

*Race categories not mutually exclusive