Table 1 Numbers and proportions of acute and chronic back pain across all covariates
From: Factors associated with chronic and acute back pain in Wales, a cross-sectional study
Acute back pain | Chronic back pain | All back pain | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Pain (%) | Total | Pain (%) | Total | Pain (%) | |
Total | 14,359 | 4519 (31.5%) | 14,351 | 1772 (13.4%) | 14,100 | 5520 (39.1%) |
Deprivation (WIMD quintile) | 14,359 | 14,351 | 14,100 | |||
Least deprived | 2839 | 892 (31.42) | 2859 | 248 (8.67) | 1029 | 1029, (36.65) |
2 | 3065 | 994 (32.43) | 3053 | 347 (11.37) | 1207 | 1207, (40.07) |
3 | 3275 | 1053 (32.15) | 3309 | 409 (12.36) | 1275 | 1275, (47.05) |
4 | 2762 | 866 (31.35) | 2745 | 381 (13.88) | 1072 | 1072, (45.79) |
Most deprived | 2418 | 714 (29.53) | 2385 | 387 (16,23) | 2529 | 2529, (108.03) |
Age (years) | 14,359 | 14,351 | ||||
16–24 | 1718 | 387 (22.53) | 1752 | 46 (2.63) | 410 | 410, (24.05) |
25–44 | 3830 | 1264 (33.84) | 3879 | 275 (7.09) | 1421 | 1421, (37.25) |
45–64 | 4963 | 1731 (34.88) | 4974 | 709 (14.25) | 2144 | 2144, (43.76) |
65+ | 3848 | 1137 (29.55) | 3746 | 742 (19.81) | 1545 | 1545, (41.97) |
Gender | 14,359 | 14,351 | ||||
Female | 7699 | 2480 (32.21) | 7667 | 1084 (14.14) | 3098 | 3098, (41.05) |
Male | 6660 | 2039 (30.62) | 6684 | 688 (10.29) | 2422 | 2422, (36.96) |
Educational attainment | 13,398 | 13,424 | ||||
No qualification | 2643 | 752 (28.45) | 2573 | 573 (22.27) | 1077 | 1077, (42.27) |
Other qualification | 8367 | 2731 (32.64) | 8443 | 883 (10.46) | 3231 | 3231, (39.01) |
Degree Equivalent and above | 2388 | 774 (32.41) | 2408 | 136 (5.65) | 856 | 856, (36.03) |
Occupational status (NS-SEC) | 13,959 | 13,936 | ||||
Managerial and Professional occupations | 5170 | 1605 (31.04) | 5228 | 461 (8.82) | 1868 | 1868, (36.52) |
Intermediate occupations | 2853 | 964 (33.79) | 2834 | 330 (11.64) | 1143 | 1143, (40.88) |
Routine and manual occupations | 5569 | 1718 (30.85) | 5524 | 883 (15.98) | 2217 | 2217, (40.74) |
Never worked and long-term unemployed | 357 | 104 (29.13) | 350 | 65 (18.57) | 143 | 143, (41.81) |
BMIa | 13,387 | 13,391 | ||||
Less than 18.5 | 281 | 59 (21.00) | 284 | 21 (7.39) | 71 | 71, (26.01) |
18.5 to under 25 | 5176 | 1498 (28.94) | 5213 | 490 (9.40) | 1778 | 1778, (34.88) |
25 to under 30 | 4878 | 1604 (32.88) | 4873 | 594 (12.19) | 1943 | 1943, (40.45) |
30 and over | 3052 | 1073 (35.16) | 3021 | 550 (18.21) | 1386 | 1386, (46.31) |
Mental Health (SF-36 mental health score) | 14,359 | 14,351 | ||||
Higher than average (> 50)b | 8803 | 2421 (27.50) | 8862 | 632 (7.13) | 2783 | 2783, (32.15) |
Lower than average (< 50)c | 5556 | 2098 (37.76) | 5489 | 1140 (20.77) | 2737 | 2737, (50.28) |
Depression | 13,840 | 14,165 | ||||
Yes | 1257 | 488 (38.82) | 1183 | 403 (34.07) | 717 | 717, (59.7) |
No | 12,583 | 3832 (30.45) | 12,982 | 1204 (9.27) | 4519 | 4519, (35.85) |
Anxiety | 13,776 | 14,124 | ||||
Yes | 1025 | 392 (38.24) | 959 | 315 (32.85) | 568 | 568, (58.32) |
No | 12,751 | 3904 (30.62) | 13,156 | 1252 (9.52) | 4624 | 4624, (36.16) |
Exercise | 14,136 | 14,139 | ||||
Meeting PA guidelinesd | 4106 | 1291 (31.44) | 4156 | 269 (6.47) | 1432 | 1432, (35.33) |
Not meeting guidelines | 10,030 | 3164 (31.55) | 9983 | 1451 (14.53) | 4001 | 4001, (40.64) |