Mental disorders in a population sample with musculoskeletal disorders

Table 1 Mental disorder prevalence, by reported musculoskeletal condition

	Arthritis or Rheumatism	Back Pain	Fibromyalgia	Any Chronic Condition***	No Chronic Condition
	% (95% CI)	% (95% CI)	% (95% CI)	% (95% CI)	% (95% CI)
Major	5.0	6.2	13.4	4.7	2.4
Depression	(4.3 – 5.7)	(5.4 – 6.9)	(8.9 – 17.9)	(4.3 – 5.1)	(2.1 – 2.8)
Bipolar	1.2	1.8	**	1.2	0.5
Disorder	(0.9 – 1.5)	(1.4 – 2.1)		(1.0 – 1.4)	(0.4 – 0.7)
Panic	3.0	3.6	5.2	2.6	1.0
Disorder*	(2.5 – 3.6)	(3.1 – 4.2)	(2.8 – 7.6)	(2.3 – 2.9)	(0.7 – 1.3)
Social	2.9	4.3	7.7	3.4	2.2
Phobia	(2.4 – 3.4)	(3.7 – 5.0)	(5.0 – 10.5)	(3.1 – 3.7)	(1.9 – 2.6
Substance	1.5	3.7	**	3.0	3.2
Dependence	(1.2 – 1.9)	(3.1–4.3)		(2.7 – 3.3)	(2.8 – 3.5)

* includes panic disorder with or without agoraphobia and agoraphobia without panic disorder
** estimates too imprecise to report, in keeping with Statistics Canada data release guidelines
*** any one or more of the following conditions: back pain, allergies to food and non-food, asthma, fibromyalgia, high blood pressure, migraine headaches, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, stomach/intestinal ulcers, effects of a stroke, bowel disorder/crohn's disease or colitis, cataracts, glaucoma, thyroid condition, chronic bronchitis, emphysema or COPD, epilepsy, multiple chemical sensitivies, chronic fatigue syndrome.

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