Characteristics | Figures |
---|---|
Gender | mean 35% Males; 65% females |
Age | mean 47Â years old, range 18 - 83 |
Ethnicity | Â |
White | 39% |
Afro-Caribbean/African | 14% |
Asian | 9% |
Arabic | 9% |
Mixed | 6% |
White-European | 6% |
Other | 7% |
Missing | 10% |
Mean time current painful episode has lasted | 78 wks, range 0.5 – 1092 |
Have previously experienced a complaint similar current episode | 74% |
Majority have pain in: | Â |
Lower back | 91% |
Leg or knee | 53% |
Shoulders | 40% |
Neck | 39% |
Pain in more than one area of the body | 80% |
Pain in more than two areas of the body | 46% |
Taking pain medication | 78% |
Reporting anxiety and depression | Â |
Moderate | 54% |
Extreme | 16% |