Table 1 Prevalence (%) of pain in previous week in the 10 grouped anatomic regions and proportion with number of anatomical regions ≥ 3 out of the 10 anatomical regions stratified by gender (n = 7637).
From: Prevalence of widespread pain and associations with work status: a population study
Region | Men | Women | All |
|---|---|---|---|
Head | 10.1 | 21.8 | 16.2 |
Upper back (i.e., neck, shoulders and thoracic spine) | 33.2 | 44.8 | 39.3 |
Right arm | 13.2 | 20.4 | 17.0 |
Left arm | 11.5 | 16.8 | 14.3 |
Chest anterior part | 5.6 | 6.8 | 6.2 |
Abdomen | 3.8 | 6.1 | 5.0 |
Pelvis, anterior part | 5.4 | 10.3 | 8.0 |
Low back | 29.1 | 36.6 | 33.0 |
Right leg | 16.6 | 22.4 | 19.6 |
Left leg | 16.8 | 20.0 | 18.5 |
Proportion (%) with number of anatomical regions with pain ≥ 3 (out of the 10 anatomical regions above) | 22.3 | 33.9 | 28.4 |