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Table 2 Annual consultation prevalence per 10,000 registered persons for any musculoskeletal problem and by sector - total, and females by age group

From: Annual consultation prevalence of regional musculoskeletal problems in primary care: an observational study

 

Totala

Female (age group)

  

0-14

15-24

25-44

45-64

65-74

75+

Any musculoskeletal

2405

597

1801

2565

3515

3958

4149

Chapter N only

1803

339

1156

1910

2886

3392

3337

Sectors

       

Head/neck

298

113

257

416

425

440

416

Torso

843

106

648

1029

1212

1321

1246

Upper limb

498

84

291

517

865

692

730

Lower limb

1010

267

693

924

1486

1933

2096

  1. a males and females; age-gender standardised based on population figures for England and Wales in 2006[21]
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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