Table 1 Distribution of chronic back pain by sociodemographic characteristic
From: Chronic back pain and its association with quality of life in a large French population survey
Sociodemographic variables | No chronic back pain | Chronic back pain | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
% | % | ||
Prevalence | 61.7 | 38.3 | |
Gender | <.0001 | ||
Men | 65.7 | 34.3 | |
Women | 58.7 | 41.3 | |
Age-group | <.0001 | ||
18–29 | 73.6 | 26.4 | |
30–39 | 65.7 | 34.3 | |
40–49 | 60.4 | 39.6 | |
50–59 | 55.2 | 44.8 | |
60–69 | 55.9 | 44.1 | |
70–79 | 52.9 | 47.1 | |
80–98 | 54.5 | 45.5 | |
Mean age | 44.4 | 49.5 | <.0001 |
Education | <.0001 | ||
No degree | 55.6 | 44.4 | |
Middle school | 57.1 | 42.9 | |
High school | 64.6 | 35.4 | |
Some college | 66.5 | 33.5 | |
College degree | 71.6 | 28.4 | |
Employment status | <.0001 | ||
Employed | 63.8 | 36.2 | |
Seeking employment | 60.7 | 39.3 | |
Retired | 55.0 | 45.0 | |
Student | 78.1 | 21.9 | |
Homemaker | 56.8 | 43.2 | |
Other inactive | 52.3 | 47.7 | |
Occupation | <.0001 | ||
Farmer | 53.6 | 46.4 | |
Independent | 56.9 | 43.1 | |
Executive | 70.4 | 29.6 | |
Intermediary profession | 62.1 | 37.9 | |
Employee | 58.6 | 41.4 | |
Blue collar worker | 58.5 | 41.5 | |
Inactive | 64.5 | 35.5 | |
Relationship status | .001 | ||
Single | 63.1 | 36.9 | |
In a relationship | 60.8 | 39.2 | |
Population density | <.0001 | ||
Rural area | 58.4 | 41.6 | |
< 20,000 | 60.1 | 39.9 | |
20,000 to 100,000 | 61.1 | 38.9 | |
> 100,000 | 64.1 | 35.9 |