Pain category Variables
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Local pain (n = 403–416)
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Regional pain (n = 2106–2173)
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Widespread pain (n = 241–244)
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Statistics (p-value)
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Pain very often or always (%)
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51.1
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63.3
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99.9
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LP vs. RP: <0.001*
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LP vs. WSP: <0.001*
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RP vs. WSP: <0.001*
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Pain duration > 3 months (%)
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60.1
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68.6
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92.4
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LP vs. RP: 0.130
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LP vs. WSP: <0.001*
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RP vs. WSP: <0.001*
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Pain intensity last 7 days (median; (1st and 3rd quartile))b
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4 (3, 6)
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5 (3, 6)
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7 (6,8)
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LP vs. RP: <0.001*
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LP vs. WSP: <0.001*
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RP vs. WSP: <0.001*
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- Range of response rate (n) across the variables is in the pain category column
- LP local pain, RP regional pain, WSP widespread pain
- *Denotes statistical group difference
- aDifferences in proportions are tested pair-wise
- bThe mean pain intensity, and sd in parantheses, were in each pain group as follows: 4.2 (1.9), 4.9 (1.9) and 6.5 (1.8)