Table 3.
Characteristics of chronic pain according to age and sex (N = 791)
| Characteristics | Total | Male (N = 339) | Female (N = 452) | 60–69 (N = 357) |
70–79 (N = 302) |
≥80 (N = 132) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pain intensity | ||||||
| Worst pain | 5.6 ± 2.2 | 5.6 ± 2.2 | 5.5 ± 2.2 | 5.2 ± 2.2 | 6.0 ± 2.2 | 5.6 ± 2.3**,a |
| Least pain | 2.2 ± 1.8 | 2.2 ± 1.9 | 2.2 ± 1.7 | 1.9 ± 1.6 | 2.5 ± 2.0 | 2.3 ± 1.8**,a |
| Pain on average | 3.7 ± 1.7 | 3.7 ± 1.8 | 3.6 ± 1.7 | 3.3 ± 1.5 | 4.2 ± 1.9 | 3.9 ± 1.7**,a |
| Pain right now | 2.9 ± 2.0 | 2.9 ± 2.1 | 3.0 ± 1.9 | 2.7 ± 1.8 | 3.2 ± 2.1 | 2.9 ± 2.0**,a |
| Pain location | ||||||
| Head | 187 (23.6) | 85 (25.1) | 102 (22.6) | 91 (25.5) | 72 (23.8) | 24 (18.2) |
| Face | 26 (3.3) | 15 (4.4) | 11 (2.4) | 8 (2.2) | 12 (4.0) | 6 (4.5) |
| Neck/shoulder | 151 (19.1) | 49 (14.5) | 102 (22.6) ** | 80 (22.4) | 59 (19.5) | 12 (9.1)**,b |
| Back | 114 (14.4) | 42 (12.4) | 72 (15.9) | 42 (11.8) | 49 (16.2) | 23 (17.4) |
| Arms/hands | 149 (18.8) | 55 (16.2) | 94 (20.8) | 71 (19.9) | 63 (20.9) | 15 (11.4) |
| Legs/feet | 431 (53.5) | 165 (48.7) | 266 (58.8) ** | 177 (49.6) | 182 (60.3) | 72 (54.5)**,b |
| Chest | 124 (15.7) | 62 (18.3) | 62 (13.7) | 57 (16.0) | 45 (14.9) | 22 (16.7) |
| Abdomen/pelvis | 167 (21.1) | 82 (24.2) | 85 (18.8) | 80 (22.4) | 62 (20.5) | 25 (18.9) |
a Student-Newman-Keuls; b Bonferroni correction; **: p < 0.01; *: p < 0.05;