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Table 1 Prevalence of number of pain sites (NPS) by gender

From: A strong association between non-musculoskeletal symptoms and musculoskeletal pain symptoms: results from a population study

NPS

Men (N = 1455)

Women (N = 1772)

Total (N = 3227)

 

%(95%CI)

%(95%CI)

%(95%CI)

0

38.4 (36.2 to 41.2)

23.2 (21.3 to 25.2)

30.1 (28.5 to 31.7)

1

18.2 (16.3 to 20.3)

15.7 (14.1 to 17.5)

16.8 (15.5 to 18.1)

2

12.4 (10.8 to 14.2)

14.6 (13.0 to 16.3)

13.5 (12.4 to 14.8)

3

12.8 (11.2 to 14.6)

13.0 (11.6 to 14.7)

12.9 (11.8 to 14.1)

4

7.7 (6.4 to 9.2)

10.7 (9.31 to 12.2)

9.3 (8.3 to 10.4)

5

4.5 (3.5 to 5.7)

7.7 (6.5 to 9.0)

6.2 (5.4 to 7.1)

6

3.0 (2.3 to 4.1)

5.6 (4.6 to 6.8)

4.4 (3.8 to 5.2)

7

1.2 (0.7 to 1.9)

4.2 (3.3 to 5.2)

2.8 (2.3 to 3.5)

8

0.7 (0.4 to 1.3)

2.1 (1.6 to 2.9)

1.5 (1.1 to 2.0)

9

0.8 (0.4 to 1.4)

1.7 (1.2 to 2.4)

1.3 (0.9 to 1.7)

10

0.8 (0.4-1.4)

1.6 (1.1 to 2.3)

1.2 (0.9 to 1.7)

  1. NPS Number of pain sites: CI Confidence Interval