Table 1.
Comparison of Demographic Characteristics.
| Pain Interference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Low (n=31) | Moderate (n=74) | High (n=84) | p-value | |
| Age, mean (SD) | 58.6 (14.6) | 60.2 (11.5) | 59.6 (9.8) | 0.802 |
| Male Gender, % (n) | 54.8 (17) | 58.1 (43) | 59.5 (50) | 0.903 |
| Education, % (n) | 0.535 | |||
| High school or less | 19.4 (6) | 23.0 (17) | 20.2 (17) | |
| Some college or technical school | 64.5 (20) | 52.7 (39) | 48.8 (41) | |
| College graduate or more | 16.1 (5) | 24.3 (18) | 31.0 (26) | |
| Race – White, % (n) | 77.4 (24) | 79.7 (59) | 73.8 (62) | 0.676 |
| Marital Status, % (n) | 0.442 | |||
| Single/Never married | 9.7 (3) | 6.8 (5) | 6.0 (5) | |
| Married/Living with partner | 41.9 (13) | 54.1 (40) | 59.5 (50) | |
| Divorced/Separated | 45.2 (14) | 31.1 (23) | 25.0 (21) | |
| Widowed | 3.2 (1) | 8.1 (6) | 9.5 (8) | |
| Income, % (n) | 0.676 | |||
| Less than $30,000 | 41.9 (13) | 37.8 (28) | 32.1 (27) | |
| $30,000 – $69,999 | 32.3 (10) | 36.5 (27) | 44.1 (37) | |
| $70,000 or more | 25.8 (8) | 21.6 (16) | 17.9 (15) | |
| Employment Status, % (n) | 0.732 | |||
| Working | 29.0 (9) | 31.1 (23) | 20.2 (17) | |
| Unemployed | 9.7 (3) | 6.8 (5) | 7.1 (6) | |
| Disabled | 32.3 (10) | 29.7 (22) | 39.3 (33) | |
| Retired | 29.0 (9) | 32.4 (24) | 33.3 (28) | |
Note. Reported p-values are results of bivariate comparisons among the three pain interference groups.