Table 1. Clinical characteristics of subjects with chronic pain (N = 1831)*.
Clinical Characteristics | N (%) |
---|---|
Site of Pain | |
Extremities | 644 (34.1) |
Whole body | 410 (21.7) |
Back | 346 (18.3) |
Head and Neck | 236 (12.5) |
Multiple sites | 138 (7.3) |
Abdomen | 67 (3.5) |
Duration of pain | |
6–12 Months | 711 (37.6) |
1–2 Years | 549 (29) |
2–5 Years | 236 (12.5) |
5–10 Years | 211 (11.2) |
>10 Years | 102 (5.4) |
Frequency of pain | |
Daily | 963 (51) |
Few days a week | 489 (25.9) |
Once in a week | 183 (9.7) |
Monthly | 181 (9.6) |
Intensity of pain | |
Mild | 619 (32.8) |
Moderate | 809 (42.8) |
Severe | 390 (20.6) |
* Missing responses were excluded from analyses, so samples sizes do not add to 1831 for a few characteristics.