Table 2 Description of pain in the sample (N = 561) and differences between woman and men
All N = 561 | Mothers N = 426 | Fathers N = 125 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Having pain today | 0.297 | |||
Yes | 56 (19%) | 103 (24%) | 24 (19%) | |
No | 240 (81%) | 333 (76%) | 101 (81%) | |
Average pain scorea | 1.6 (1.8) | 1.8 (1.9) | 1.0 (0.5) | < 0.001 |
Pain interference, activityb | 2.6 (2.2) | 2.6 (2.2) | 2.3 (2.0) | 0.269 |
Pain interference, emotionsb | 2.7 (2.0) | 2.8 (2.1) | 2.4 (1.9) | 0.147 |
Pain duration | 0.010 | |||
No pain | 223 (40%) | 159 (37%) | 64 (51%) | |
≤ 3 months | 110 (19%) | 88 (20%) | 22 (18%) | |
> 3 months | 228 (41%) | 89 (42%) | 39 (31%) | |
Pain analgesics in the past 4 weeks | ||||
Yes | 326 (58%) | 263 (61%) | 62 (50%) | 0.029 |
No | 235 (42%) | 172 (39%) | 63 (50%) | |
Frequency of pain analgesics in the past 4 weeks | 0.635 | |||
Daily | 26 (8%) | 21 (8%) | 5 (8%) | |
Every week, but not daily | 78 (24%) | 78 (25%) | 12 (19%) | |
Less often than every week | 219 (67%) | 174 (66%) | 45 (73%) | |
No intake | 3 (1%) | 3 (1%) | 0 | |
Family pain | 0.032 | |||
Yes | 230 (41%) | 191 (44%) | 39 (31%) | |
No | 269 (48%) | 197 (45%) | 72 (58%) | |
Don’t know | 62 (11%) | 48 (11%) | 14 (11%) | |
Chronic illness | 0.383 | |||
Yes | 128 (25%) | 101 (23%) | 27 (22%) | |
No | 423 (75%) | 329 (76%) | 94 (75%) | |
Don’t know | 10 (2%) | 6 (1%) | 4 (3%) | |