Table 1:
Baseline characteristics of China health and retirement longitudinal study
| Variable | Pain | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| No Pain (0) | Moderate Pain (1) | Severe Pain (2) | |
| Age (yr) // 45–49 | 1.735 | 628 | 163 |
| 50–54 | 1.760 | 724 | 207 |
| 55–59 | 1.974 | 766 | 303 |
| 60–64 | 1.882 | 778 | 336 |
| 65–69 | 1.256 | 554 | 221 |
| 70–74 | 842 | 371 | 158 |
| 75+ | 881 | 401 | 148 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 5.422 | 1725 | 523 |
| Female | 4.905 | 2.497 | 1.012 |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 8.699 | 3.416 | 1.182 |
| Non-married | 1.629 | 805 | 353 |
| Smoking | |||
| Smoked | 4.305 | 1.457 | 502 |
| Non-smoked | 6.019 | 2.762 | 1.033 |
| Drinking // Former drinker | 1.036 | 442 | 187 |
| Never drinker | 5.720 | 2.540 | 953 |
| Occasional drinker | 589 | 248 | 73 |
| Regular drinker | 2.973 | 986 | 320 |
| Disability | |||
| Yes | 476 | 305 | 175 |
| No | 9.854 | 3.916 | 1.360 |
| Monthly Food Expenditure (Yuan) | |||
| If ≤66.8 | 3.258 | 1359 | 615 |
| If >66.8 and ≤139.4 | 2.200 | 945 | 363 |
| If >139.4 and ≤290.1 | 2.496 | 990 | 281 |
| If >290.1 | 2.376 | 928 | 277 |
| Education level | |||
| Illiterate | 2.347 | 1230 | 630 |
| Liberate | 1.813 | 839 | 333 |
| Primary school | 2.275 | 899 | 288 |
| High school or above | 3.895 | 1.254 | 285 |
| Residence // Rural | 5.977 | 2.677 | 1.125 |
| Urban | 4.353 | 1.545 | 411 |
| Occupation | |||
| Agriculture | 5.410 | 2.366 | 842 |
| Non-agriculture | 4.876 | 1.846 | 688 |
| Disease | |||
| Yes | 245 | 145 | 74 |
| No | 10.085 | 4.077 | 1.462 |