Table 1.

Risk of incident pain according to NHATS participants characteristics (n = 2239)

Demographic and health characteristics	Overall sample		Bothered by pain
	Unweighted frequencies (N)	Weighted proportion (%)	Unweighted frequencies (N)	Weighted proportion (%)	RR (95% CI)
Pain (2013 data)	717	32	—	—	—
Sex
Male	1049	49	300	28	0.82 (0.73, 0.92)
Female	1190	51	417	35	Reference
Age
65–69	436	30	140	31	Reference
70–74	489	26	150	30	0.96 (0.78, 1.17)
75–79	446	19	153	35	1.07 (0.88, 1.31)
80–84	457	14	127	28	0.87 (0.69, 1.09)
85–89	266	8	92	34	1.09 (0.89, 1.34)
90+	145	3	55	37	1.18 (0.94, 1.49)
Race/ethnicity
White	1602	81	510	31	Reference
African-American	437	7	136	30	0.98 (0.81, 1.18)
Hispanic	123	7	44	33	1.12 (0.73, 1.73)
Othera	59	4	18	30	0.96 (0.67, 1.36)
Education
Less than high school	510	19	191	40	1.26 (1.05, 1.53)
High school	584	26	183	29	1.05 (0.88,1.26)
Some college	516	24	159	30	1.00 (0.81, 1.23)
College or higher	608	30	181	32	Reference
Married
Yes	1198	60	399	32	1.09 (0.96, 1.23)
No	1037	39	317	30	Reference
Body mass index
Underweight	45	2	13	28	0.93(0.56, 1.54)
Normal weight	812	34	252	31	Reference
Overweight	885	41	260	29	0.95 (0.80,1.11)
Obese	485	23	188	38	1.25 (1.05, 1.48)
Smokers
Yes	1098	51	338	30	0.93 (0.81, 1.07)
No	1139	49	377	33	Reference
Cardiovascular disease
Yes	607	25	220	37	1.19 (1.08, 1.32)
No	1631	75	496	30	Reference
Diabetes
Yes	454	19	165	37	1.18 (1.03, 1.35)
No	1785	81	552	30	Reference
Hypertension
Yes	1355	57	471	35	1.25 (1.11, 1.41)
No	884	43	246	27	Reference
Use mobility device
Yes	350	11	141	40	1.33 (1.16, 1.51)
No	1888	89	576	30	Reference

^aAsian, American Indian or Pacific Islander.