Table 2.
Prevalence of chronic pain, chronic impairment and mental health problems
| n | Alla | Lebanona | Norwaya | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic pain (Pain > 6 months) (%, CI) | 772 | 30 | (27–33) | 31 | (27–35) | 37 | (31–43) |
| Chronic impairment (> 1 year) (%, CI) | 775 | 29 | (26–33) | 30 | (26–34) | 33 | (27–38) |
| Anxiety/depr. (HSCL-10 cut-off 1.85) (%, CI) | 788 | 35 | (32–38) | 31 | (27–35) | 33 | (27–38) |
| HSCL-10 score (mean, CI) | 1.62 | (1.57–1.67) | 1.56 | (1.48–1.63) | 1.62 | (1.53–1.71) | |
| PTSD diagnosis (HTQ cut-off 2.5) (%, CI) | 696 | 7 | (5–9) | 4 | (2–6) | 7 | (5–11) |
| HTQ score (mean, CI) | 1.56 | (1.52–1.60) | 1.49 | (1.44–1.55) | 1.53 | (1.46–1.60) | |
aPrevalence proportions and means with confidence intervals (CI) weighted by age and gender