Table 2.
Pain characteristics of population as a whole and by sex
| All PWC population N = 644 (%) |
Females N = 398 |
Males N = 246 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Pain characteristics | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| Pain cause (N = 641) | |||
| Disease | 174 (27)a | 92 (23)a | 82 (34)a |
| Spontaneous | 132 (20) | 106 (27) | 26 (11)a |
| Trauma | 302 (47) | 176 (44) | 126 (51) |
| -MVA | 180 (28) | 108 (27) | 72 (29) |
| -Work-related accident | 41(6) | 17 (4) | 24 (10)a |
| -Sport injury | 22 (3) | 10 (3) | 12 (5) |
| -Slip and fall | 29 (5) | 20 (5) | 9 (4) |
| -Surgery | 15 (2) | 10 (3) | 5 (2) |
| -Other trauma | 15 (2) | 11 (3) | 4 (2) |
| > 1 cause | 33 (5) | 22 (6) | 11(5) |
| BPI scale pain ratings | |||
| Pain right now (current), (N = 633) (mean ± std) | 6.3 ± 2.3 | 6.5 ± 2.3 | 6.1 ± 2.4 |
| Pain on average (N = 617) (mean ± std) | 7 ± 2 | 7 ± 2 | 6.4 ± 2 |
| Pain severity | N = 617 | N = 380 | N = 237 |
| Mild | 224 (36) | 16 (4) | 15 (6) |
| Moderate | 31 (5) | 127 (33) | 97 (41)a |
| Severe | 362 (59)a | 237 (63) | 125 (53)a |
| Cumulative score of pain interference (N = 636) | |||
| (mean ± std) | 49 ± 15 | 49 ± 14 | 48 ± 15 |
| (range) | (4–70) | (4–70) | (5–70) |
| Duration of pain (months) | |||
| Mean ± std | 87.8 (7.3 years) ± 122 | 82 (6.8 years) ± 109 | 98 (8.2 years) ± 139a |
| Median | 36 months | 36 months | 38 months |
| Range | (3 months–70 years) | (3 months–50 years) | (3 months–70 years) |
MVA motor vehicle accident
aDenotes statistical significance among the categories