Table 3.
Prevalence of moderate to severe pain interference by domains according to gender and education in older adults*.
General activity | Mood | Walking | Working | Relationships | Sleep | Enjoyment of life | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Percent | |||||||
Gender | |||||||
Female | 44.7 | 27.9 | 36.8 | 32.8 | 14.9 | 26.2 | 29.8 |
Male | 25.2 | 18.9 | 25.8 | 20.2 | 9.1 | 17.4 | 22.2 |
Education level | |||||||
< High school | 56.5 | 37.7 | 55.3 | 45.2 | 24.7 | 34.1 | 42.9 |
High school graduate | 36.2 | 29.3 | 33.3 | 34.5 | 16.1 | 27.2 | 29.3 |
College Graduate | 30.1 | 20.5 | 28.7 | 22.9 | 9.5 | 19.6 | 23.3 |
*Chi square test for between group differences, Gender (p < 0.05), Education (p ≤ 0.01).