Table 1 Demographic data
Pain patients | ||
|---|---|---|
Age | Mean 38.1 SD 9.4 | |
Gender | No. | % |
Females | 193 | 66 |
Men | 101 | 34 |
Origin | ||
Born in Scandinavia | 239 | 81 |
Born outside Scandinavia | 49 | 17 |
Education | ||
Compulsory school only | 53 | 18 |
Upper secondary school | 176 | 60 |
Higher education | 51 | 17 |
Source of income 1 | ||
Salary | 84 | 27 |
Sickness benefit | 220 | 69 |
Sickness pension | 13 | 4 |
Social allowance | 3 | 1 |
Pain severity estimated by MPI (0–6) | Mean 4.2, SD 0.9, Median 4.3 | |
Duration of pain | Mean 2344 days, SD 2264 | |
Pain localisation 2 | ||
Neck | 59 | 20 |
Shoulder and/or arm | 38 | 15 |
Thoracic back | 13 | 4 |
Lumbar back | 24 | 8 |
Location varies | 95 | 32 |
Other specified localisations | 57 | 20 |