Table 2.
Summary of Weekly Time Spent in Physical Activity Across Chronic Pain Categories (NHANES 1999–2004).
| No Chronic Pain | Localized Chronic Pain | Widespread Chronic Pain | P-value a | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | ||
| Transportation activity | 0.99 (0.22) ‡ | 0.76 (0.20) | 0.46 (0.19) | 0.022 | |||
| Household activity | 2.08 (0.29) | 2.31 (0.30) | 2.48 (0.47) | 0.396 | |||
| Total LPA | 3.23 (0.21) ‡ | 2.95 (0.27) ‡ | 2.01 (0.30) | <0.001 | |||
| Moderate LPA | 1.89 (0.15) ‡ | 1.82 (0.20) ‡ | 1.27 (0.21) | 0.003 | |||
| Vigorous LPA | 1.34 (0.15) ‡ | 1.13 (0.17) ‡ | 0.73 (0.21) | 0.035 | |||
| Total aerobic LPA | 2.12 (0.15) †‡ | 1.92 (0.17) ‡ | 1.37 (0.24) | 0.008 | |||
| Moderate LPA | 1.15 (0.09) ‡ | 1.07 (0.14) ‡ | 0.72 (0.15) | 0.004 | |||
| Vigorous LPA | 0.98 (0.10) | 0.84 (0.12) | 0.64 (0.18) | 0.088 | |||
| (By gender) | |||||||
| Transportation activity | 1.17 (0.22) | 0.80 (0.25) | 1.00 (0.25) | 0.52 (0.20) | 0.52 (0.21) | 0.38 (0.22) | |
| Household activity | 2.38 (0.32) * | 1.78 (0.28) | 2.43 (0.37) | 2.19 (0.36) | 2.37 (0.61) | 2.58 (0.70) | |
| Total LPA | 3.85 (0.25) * | 2.61 (0.20) | 3.78 (0.38) * | 2.24 (0.23) | 2.39 (0.41) | 1.63 (0.31) | |
| Moderate LPA | 2.11 (0.16) * | 1.67 (0.15) | 2.08 (0.32) * | 1.57 (0.18) | 1.21 (0.26) | 1.32 (0.26) | |
| Vigorous LPA | 1.75 (0.16) * | 0.93 (0.14) | 1.60 (0.23) * | 0.67 (0.14) | 1.18 (0.35) * | 0.30 (0.15) | |
| Total aerobic LPA | 2.18 (0.15) | 2.07 (0.16) | 2.12 (0.25) | 1.70 (0.15) | 1.49 (0.33) | 1.23 (0.23) | |
| Moderate LPA | 1.06 (0.10) * | 1.23 (0.10) | 1.03 (0.21) | 1.12 (0.12) | 0.61 (0.17) | 0.85 (0.19) | |
| Vigorous LPA | 1.11 (0.10) * | 0.83 (0.12) | 1.09 (0.17) * | 0.59 (0.09) | 0.89 (0.31) | 0.39 (0.11) | |
Values are average hours per week (SE) estimated from general linear model controlling for study covariates including age, group, race/ethnicity, education level, marital status, weight status, and chronic health conditions. The gender-specific estimates for each pain condition were italicized; LPA = leisure-time physical activity; a P-value from a linear trend unless otherwise specified; b P-value from a Rao-Scott Chi-square test of independence; † significantly different with the Localized chronic pain; ‡ significantly different with the widespread chronic pain; * significantly different with females (P < 0.05).