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Table 3 Prevalence of total symptoms (number of pain sites (NPS) + number of non-muscular symptoms (NN-MS)) by gender

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

Total symptoms

Men (N = 1455)

Women (N = 1772)

Total (N = 3227)

(NPS+ NN-MS)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

0

11.5 (9.9 to 13.2)

5.4 (4.4 to 6.5)

8.1 (7.2 to 9.1)

1

11.7 (10.2 to 13.5)

8.0 (6.8 to 9.4)

9.7 (8.7 to 10.7)

2

9.6 (8.1 to 11.2)

9.4 (8.1 to 10.4)

9.4 (8.5 to 10.5)

3

11.2 (9.6 to 12.9)

7.5 (6.4 to 8.8)

9.1 (8.2 to 10.2)

4

9.1 (7.8 to 10.7)

8.7 (7.5 to 10.1)

8.9 (7.9 to 9.9)

5

8.4 (7.1 to 9.9)

7.8 (6.7 to 9.2)

8.1 (7.2 to 9.1)

6

6.9 (5.7 to 8.3)

7.2 (6.1 to 8.5)

7.0 (6.2 to 8.0)

7

6.4 (5.3 to 7.8)

7.2 (6.1 to 8.5)

6.8 (6.0 to 7.7)

8

5.3 (4.3 to 6.6)

6.1 (5.1 to 7.4)

5.8 (5.0 to 6.6)

9

4.4 (3.4 to 5.6)

4.9 (3.9 to 6.0)

4.6 (3.9 to 5.4)

10

4.7 (3.7 to 5.9)

5.6 (4.7 to 6.8)

5.2 (4.5 to 6.0)

11

3.1 (2.3 to 4.2)

4.7 (3.8 to 5.8)

4.0 (3.3 to 4.7)

12

2.2 (1.5 to 3.0)

4.0 (3.1 to 5.0)

3.1 (2.6 to 3.8)

13

2.1 (1.5 to 3.0)

3.6 (2.8 to 4.6)

2.9 (2.4 to 3.6)

14

1.3 (1.8 to 2.1)

2.1 (1.5 to 2.9)

1.7 (1.3 to 2.3)

15

1.8 (0.5 to 1.5)

2.5 (1.8 to 3.3)

1.7 (1.3 to 2.3)

16

0.7 (0.4 t 1.3)

1.6 (1.1 to 2.3)

1.2 (0.9 to 1.6)

17

0.6 (0.3 to 1.2)

1.6 (1.1 to 2.4)

1.2 (0.9 to 1,6)

18

0.1 (0-0.5)

0.9 (0.5 to 1.5)

0.6 (0.4 to 0.9)

19

0.4 (0.1 to 0.8)

0.4 (0.2 to 0.8)

0.4 (0.2 to 0.7)

20

0.1 (0 to 0.5)

0.2 (0.1 to 0.6)

0.2 (0.1 to 0.4)

21

0 (0 to0.2)

0.4 (1.2 to 0.8)

0.2 (0.1 to 0.5)

22

0.1 (0 to 0.5)

0.2 (0.1 to 0.6)

0.2 (0.1 to 0.4)

23

0 (0 to 0.2)

0 (0 to 0.2)

0 (0 to 0.1)

  1. NPS Number of pain sites; NN-MS Number of non-muscular symptoms; CI Confidence Interval