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Table 2 Consequences of spinal pain by gender

From: Consequences of spinal pain: Do age and gender matter? A Danish cross-sectional population-based study of 34,902 individuals 20-71 years of age

Type of consequence in relation to area of pain

All

Men

Women

Sought care last year because of ...

   

   LBP

38 (37-39)

36 (35-37)

39 (38-40)

   MBP

39 (38-41)

34 (32-36)

42 (40-44)

   NP

40 (39-41)

34 (32-35)

43 (42-44)

Reduced physical activity last year because of...

   

   LBP

39 (38-39)

40 (38-41)

38 (37-39)

   MBP

29 (27-30)

28 (26-31)

29 (27-31)

   NP

28 (27-29)

25 (24-27)

29 (28-30)

Sick-leave last year because of...

   

   LBP

23 (22-24)

24 (23-26)

21 (20-22)

   MBP

17 (15-18)

18 (16-20)

16 (14-17)

   NP

15 (15-16)

14 (13-15)

16 (15-17)

Ever changed work/work duties because of...

   

   LBP

14 (13-14)

13 (12-13)

14 (14-15)

   MBP

11 (10-12)

9 (8-10)

13 (12-14)

   NP

10 (9-10)

7 (6-8)

11 (10-12)

Has a disability pension or under consideration for one because of...

   

   LBP

4 (4-5)

3 (3-4)

5 (5-6)

   MBP

5 (4-5)

3 (2-4)

6 (5-6)

   NP

4 (3-4)

2 (2-3)

4 (4-5)

  1. LBP = low back pain; MBP = mid back pain; NP = neck pain.
  2. The percentage of study participants with spinal pain in the past year who reported some sort of consequence in a study of 34,902 Danish twin individuals aged 20-71 (95% confidence intervals).