Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the study sample (mean ± standard deviation)
|  | Total (N = 512) | Inpatient sample (n = 310) | Outpatient sample (n = 202) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sociodemographic characteristics | |||
Age, in years | 50.3 ± 11.4 | 50.7 ± 12.4 | 49.6 ± 9.7 |
Gender | |||
 Female, n (%) | 469 (91.6%) | 282 (91.0%) | 187 (92.6%) |
BMI, in kg/m2 | 26.4 ± 5.6 | 26.9 ± 5.7 | 25.7 ± 5.2 |
Family status, n (%) | |||
 Single | 87 (17.0%) | 57 (18.4%) | 30 (14.9%) |
 With partner/married | 338 (66.0%) | 193 (62.3%) | 145 (71.8%) |
 Divorced, separated, widowed | 81 (15.8%) | 54 (17.4%) | 27 (13.4%) |
Education, n (%) | |||
 < High school | 279 (54.5%) | 171 (55.2%) | 108 (53.5%) |
 At least high school | 124 (24.2%) | 73 (23.5%) | 51 (25.2%) |
 University | 106 (20.7%) | 63 (20.3%) | 43 (21.3%) |
Employment, n (%) | |||
 Full-time | 170 (33.2%) | 95 (30.6%) | 75 (37.1%) |
 Part-time | 132 (25.8%) | 72 (23.22%) | 60 (29.7%) |
 Unemployed | 26 (5.1%) | 20 (6.5%) | 6 (3.0%) |
 Home keeper | 32 (6.3%) | 21 (6.8%) | 11 (5.4%) |
 Retired | 96 (18.8%) | 68 (21.9%) | 28 (13.9%) |
 Sick leave | 48 (9.4%) | 27 (8.7%) | 21 (10.4%) |
 In education | 3 (0.6%) | 2 (0.6%) | 1 (0.5%) |
Applied for disability pension, N (%) | 83 (16.2%) | 52 (16.8%) | 31 (15.3%) |
Clinical characteristics | |||
Pain condition, n (%)a | |||
Headache | |||
 Migraine | 105 (20.5%) | 39 (12.6%) | 66 (32.7%) |
 Tension type headache | 33 (6.4%) | 11 (3.5%) | 22 (10.9%) |
 Other headache | 80 (15.6%) | 50 (16.1%) | 30 (14.9%) |
Rheumatic diseases | |||
 Fibromyalgia | 114 (22.3%) | 71 (22.9%) | 43 (21.3%) |
 Osteoarthritis | 90 (17.6%) | 57 (18.4%) | 33 (16.3%) |
 Rheumatoid arthritis | 17 (3.3%) | 10 (3.2%) | 7 (3.5%) |
Spinal/shoulder pain | |||
 Low back pain | 150 (29.3%) | 82 (26.5%) | 68 (33.7%) |
 Neck pain | 48 (9.4%) | 29 (9.4%) | 19 (9.4%) |
 Shoulder pain | 55 (10.7%) | 31 (10.0%) | 24 (11.9%) |
Other pain | 265 (51.8%) | 175 (56.5%) | 90 (44.6%) |
Duration of pain, in years | 12.9 ± 11.9 | 11.0 ± 10.7 | 15.6 ± 13.0 |
Intensity of pain, 0-100 mm VAS | 45.2 ± 26.1 | 48.2 ± 25.2 | 40.7 ± 26.9 |