Table 1.

Distribution of Weighted Select Characteristics of Older Adults in the National Health and Trends Study for the Full Sample and by Experiencing Pain in the Past Month (N = 7, 025).

		Pain in the Past Month
Characteristics	Total	Yes	No
Pain in the month, (%)		52.9	47.2
Slow Gait†, (%)
Yes	14.3	53.4	46.6*
No	85.7	39.7	60.3
Age categories, (%)
65–74	52.5	52.2	47.8
75–84	33.9	52.9	47.1
85+	13.7	55.2	44.8
Education, (%)
Less than High School	18.4	57.9	42.1*
High School Graduate	28.8	53.9	46.1
More than HS	52.8	50.6	49.4
Sex, (%)
Female	56.8	57.3	42.6*
Male	43.2	47.1	52.9
Race/Ethnicity, (%)
Non-Hispanic White	90.9	52.6	47.4
Non-Hispanic Black	9.10	55.8	44.2
Dementia Status, (%)
Probable	9.06	57.5	42.5
Possible	9.89	54.0	46.0
No Dementia	81.1	52.2	47.8
Number of Comorbidities, (%)
None	10.4	26.0	74.0*
Only 1	19.5	37.3	62.7
Only 2	25.2	49.9	50.1
3 or more	44.8	67.5	32.5

^*p-value < 0.05.

^†Walking gait defined as gait speed 1.0 meters/seconds or below.