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Table 3 Demographic variables in the three pain categories based on spreading of pain presented as weighted prevalence (%). Statistical comparisons are furthest to the righta

From: Comorbidities, intensity, frequency and duration of pain, daily functioning and health care seeking in local, regional, and widespread pain—a descriptive population-based survey (SwePain)

Pain category Variables

Local pain (n = 414–418)

Regional pain (n = 2200–2203)

Widespread pain (n = 244–245)

Statistics (p-value)

Women (%)

51.4

59.4

75.6

LP vs. RP: <0.001*

LP vs. WSP: <0.001*

RP vs. WSP: <0.001*

Married (%)

50.2

52.0

52.8

LP vs. RP: 0.490

LP vs. WSP: 0.818

RP vs. WSP: 0.320

Low education level (%)

69.6

70.8

82.4

LP vs. RP: 0.740

LP vs. WSP: <0.001*

RP vs. WSP: < 0.001*

Mean age (years (sd))

53.3 (16.1)

51.7 (15.0)

52.2 (11.2)

LP vs. RP: 0.005*

LP vs. WSP: 0.135

RP vs. WSP: 0.161

  1. Range of response rate (n) across the variables is in the pain category column
  2. LP local pain, RP regional pain, WSP widespread pain
  3. *Denotes statistical group difference
  4. aDifferences in proportions are tested pair-wise