From: Construct validity of the Mini-BESTest in individuals with chronic pain in specialized pain care
 | Units | Overall | Female | Male |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sex, n = 180 | n (%) | 180 (100) | 112 (62.2) | 68 (37.8) |
Age (y), n = 180 | mean (SD) | 51.6 (15.9) | 50.7 (15.5) | 53.1 (16.5) |
Nation of birth, n = 173 | n (%) |  |  |  |
 Sweden |  | 150 (86.7) | 95 (88.8) | 55 (83.3) |
 Other European country |  | 15 (8.7) | 8 (7.5) | 7 (10.6) |
 Non-European country |  | 8 (4.6) | 4 (3.7) | 4 (6.1) |
Education, n = 173 | n (%) |  |  |  |
 <High school |  | 48 (27.7) | 21 (19.6) | 27 (40.9) |
 High school |  | 77 (44.5) | 48 (44.9) | 29 (43.9) |
 University or college |  | 48 (27.7) | 38 (35.5) | 10 (15.2) |
Main occupation, n = 169 | n (%) |  |  |  |
 Employment |  | 49 (27.2) | 33 (31.1) | 16 (25.4) |
 Student |  | 2 (1.1) | 1 (0.9) | 1 (1.6) |
 Retired a |  | 60 (33.3) | 34 (32.1) | 26 (41.3) |
 On long-term sick leave b |  | 44 (24.4) | 30 (28.3) | 14 (22.2) |
 Unemployed |  | 7 (3.9) | 4 (3.8) | 3 (4.8) |
 Other |  | 7 (3.9) | 4 (3.8) | 3 (4.8) |
Referral to, n = 180 | n (%) |  |  |  |
 Outpatient pain consultation |  | 121 (67.2) | 80 (71.4) | 41 (60.3) |
 Inpatient multimodal pain assessment or rehabilitation |  | 59 (32.8) | 32 (28.6) | 27 (39.7) |
Pain duration, n = 177 | n (%) |  |  |  |
 3 months – 1 year |  | 6 (3.4) | 4 (3.6) | 2 (3.0) |
 > 1 year – 3 years |  | 32 (18.1) | 16 (14.5) | 16 (23.9) |
 > 3 years – 10 years |  | 50 (28.2) | 32 (29.1) | 18 (26.9) |
 > 10 years |  | 89 (50.3) | 58 (52.7) | 31 (46.3) |
Pain classification c, n = 180 | n |  |  |  |
 Primary chronic pain |  | 93 | 65 | 28 |
 Chronic cancer-related pain |  | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Chronic postsurgical or posttraumatic pain |  | 52 | 35 | 17 |
 Chronic neuropathic pain |  | 40 | 21 | 19 |
 Chronic secondary headache or orofacial pain |  | 5 | 4 | 1 |
 Chronic secondary visceral pain |  | 11 | 9 | 2 |
 Chronic secondary musculoskeletal pain |  | 51 | 38 | 13 |
 More than one pain condition |  | 63 | 49 | 14 |
Pain intensity d, n = 167 | median (Q1-Q3) | 6.5 (5.5–7.2) | 6.5 (5.5–7.5) | 6.5 (5.5–7.2) |
Pain interference d, n = 168 | median (Q1-Q3) | 6.8 (5.4–8.3) | 6.6 (5.2–8.3) | 7.4 (5.4–8.3) |
Fear of movement/(re) injury e, n = 162 | median (Q1-Q3) | 24.0 (19.0–30.0) | 23.0 (17.0–29.0) | 26.0 (20.0–32.0) |
Pain Catastrophizing f, n = 166 | median (Q1-Q3) | 24.5 (15.8–32.0) | 24.0 (16.0-33.5) | 25.0 (15.0-36.5) |
Balance g, n = 180 | median (Q1-Q3) (min-max) | 21.0 (16.0–25.0) (1–28) | 21.0 (16.0–24.0) (1–27) | 22.5 (16.0–25.0) (2–28) |
Walking speed (m/s) h, n = 174 | mean (SD) |  |  |  |
 Comfortable |  | 1.1 (0.3) | 1.1 (0.3) | 1.1 (0.3) |
 Maximum |  | 1.5 (0.5) | 1.5 (0.5) | 1.6 (0.5) |