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Table 3 Pain location and Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) scores (n = 12,883)

From: Prevalence and municipal variation in chronic musculoskeletal pain among independent older people: data from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study (JAGES)

 

Number

(%)

GDS score

 
 

Adjusted mean

SE

P value

Pain distribution

 No pain

7863

61.0

2.4

0.03

(reference)

 Peripheral area only

2483

19.3

3.2

0.06

 < .0001

 Spinal area only

740

5.7

3.3

0.10

 < .0001

 CWTP (Peripheral + spinal area)

1797

13.9

4.0

0.07

 < 0.001

Number of pain sites

 0

7863

61

2.4

0.03

(reference)

 1

2390

18.6

3.1

0.06

 < 0.001

 2

1309

10.2

3.5

0.08

 < 0.001

 ≥ 3 (CMSP)

1321

10.3

4.3

0.08

 < 0.001

   

P for trend < 0.001

  
  1. GDS Geriatric depression scale, SE Standard error, CWTP Chronic widespread-type pain, CMSP: chronic multisite pain. Means of GDS scores were adjusted for age and gender. P value was tested using analysis of covariance. P for linear trend was calculated using a general linear model
  2. P for linear trend < 0.001
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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