Table 1 Prevalence (%) of low back pain, thoracic spine pain and neck pain in the Ural Eye and Medical Study, stratified by sex and age
Age Group (Years) | n | Low Back Pain | 95% Confidence Intervals | Intake of Analgesic Tablets for Low Back Pain (Percentage) | 95% Con-fidence Intervals | Thoracic Spine Pain | 95% Con-fidence Intervals | Neck Pain | 95% Con-fidence Intervals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Males | |||||||||
 40–44 | 209 | 45.6 | 38.7, 52.3 | 7.7 | 4.2, 11.0 | 13.9 | 9.2, 18.6 | 16.3 | 11.2, 21.3 |
 45–49 | 350 | 46.9 | 41.6, 52.1 | 10.3 | 7.3, 13.0 | 14.9 | 11.1, 18.6 | 19.1 | 15.0, 23.3 |
 50–54 | 422 | 50.2 | 45.5, 55.0 | 11.4 | 8.3, 14.3 | 19.7 | 15.9, 23.5 | 26.1 | 21.9, 30.3 |
 55–59 | 471 | 47.8 | 43.2, 52.3 | 10.6 | 8.0, 13.0 | 19.7 | 16.1, 23.4 | 28.2 | 24.2, 32.3 |
 60–64 | 383 | 50.4 | 45.4, 55.4 | 11.5 | 8.0, 15.0 | 17.8 | 13.9, 21.6 | 20.6 | 16.6, 24.7 |
 65–69 | 273 | 46.2 | 40.2, 52.1 | 12.1 | 8.0, 16.0 | 13.9 | 9.8, 18.1 | 20.9 | 16.0, 25.7 |
 70–74 | 124 | 44.4 | 35.5, 53.2 | 8.9 | 4.0, 14.0 | 14.5 | 8.2, 20.8 | 21.0 | 13.7, 28.2 |
 75–79 | 150 | 50.0 | 41.9, 58.1 | 6.7 | 2.7, 10.8 | 14.0 | 8.4, 19.6 | 18.7 | 12.4, 24.5 |
 80+ | 68 | 29.4 | 18.3, 40.5 | 2.9 | −1.0, 7.0 | 5.9 | 0.1, 11.6 | 11.8 | 3.9, 19.6 |
Females | |||||||||
 40–44 | 252 | 55.6 | 49.4, 61.7 | 11.9 | 8.0, 16.0 | 25.0 | 19.6, 30.4 | 33.3 | 27.5, 39.2 |
 45–49 | 361 | 59.6 | 54.5, 64.6 | 18.8 | 15.0, 23.0 | 28.0 | 23.3, 32.6 | 35.2 | 30.2, 40.1 |
 50–54 | 465 | 60.9 | 56.4, 65.3 | 18.7 | 15.0, 22.0 | 30.1 | 25.9, 34.3 | 35.1 | 30.7, 39.4 |
 55–59 | 500 | 57.6 | 53.3, 62.0 | 17.6 | 14.0, 21.0 | 28.2 | 24.2, 32.2 | 36.4 | 32.2, 40.6 |
 60–64 | 449 | 63.9 | 59.5, 68.4 | 19.2 | 15.0, 23.0 | 34.5 | 30.1, 38.9 | 35.6 | 31.2, 40.1 |
 65–69 | 430 | 62.8 | 58.2, 67.4 | 20.2 | 16.0, 24.0 | 31.6 | 27.2, 36.0 | 37.0 | 32.4, 41.6 |
 70–74 | 182 | 56.6 | 49.3, 63.9 | 16.5 | 11.0, 22.0 | 29.1 | 22.5, 35.8 | 33.5 | 26.6, 40.4 |
 75–79 | 203 | 53.7 | 46.8, 60.6 | 19.7 | 14.0, 25.0 | 24.1 | 18.2, 30.1 | 33.0 | 26.5, 39.5 |
 80+ | 105 | 49.5 | 39.8, 59.3 | 19.0 | 11.0, 27.0 | 25.7 | 17.2, 34.32 | 23.8 | 15.5, 32.1 |