Table 1.
Characteristic | n (%) |
---|---|
Age (mean: 46.5; SD: 14.5); range: 22-86 | |
18-35 | 18 (22.8) |
36-50 | 37 (46.8) |
51-65 | 17 (21.5) |
>65 | 7 (8.9) |
Gender | |
Male | 26 (32.9) |
Female | 53 (67.1) |
Employment status | |
Public | 3 (3.8) |
Private | 19 (24.1) |
Self-employed | 3 (3.8) |
Retired | 14 (17.7) |
Unemployed (pain) | 20 (25.3) |
Unemployed (other reason) | 14 (17.7) |
Student | 2 (2.5) |
Undisclosed | 4 (5.1) |
Ethnicity | |
White | 67 (84.8) |
White others | 3 (3.8) |
Asian/Asian British | 6 (7.6) |
Arab | 2 (2.5) |
Undisclosed | 1 (1.3) |
Pain sitesa | |
Head, face, and neck | 39 (49.4) |
Upper shoulder | 28 (35.4) |
Thoracic region | 7 (8.8) |
Abdominal region | 5 (6.3) |
Low back | 54 (68.3) |
Lower limb | 46 (58.2) |
Pelvic region | 7 (8.8) |
Anal, perineal | 2 (2.7) |
Pain duration (years) | |
<1 year | 13 (16.5) |
1-3 | 21 (26.6) |
3-5 | 19 (24.1) |
5-10 | 17 (21.5) |
>10 | 9 (11.4) |
Number of comorbidities | |
None | 34 (43.0) |
1 | 19 (24.1) |
2 | 15 (19.0) |
3 | 10 (12.7) |
4 | 1 (1.3) |
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.
aPatients reported more then one pain site.