Table 2 Description of Danish children aged 8 to 16 years during school year 1. Reported by pain group. Pain was defined as at least one pain week from a body region during a school year
From: Musculoskeletal pain distribution in 1,000 Danish schoolchildren aged 8–16 years
Pain site(s) | Proportion % (95%CI) | Age Years (SD) | Sex % female | Weeks with pain % (95%CI) | Number of episodes (95%CI) | Length of episodes Weeks (95%CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No pain (n = 279) | 28.5 (25.7; 31.3) | 10.6 (1.5) | 49.6 | 0 | 0 | - |
SP only (n = 60) | 6.1 (4.6; 7.6) | 11.0 (1.3) | 60.0 | 15.4 (9.6; 21.3) | 1.8 (1.4; 2.1) | 3.9 (2.5; 5.3) |
UEP only (n = 35) | 3.6 (2.4; 4.8) | 10.4 (1.4) | 71.4 | 6.2 (3.2; 9.3) | 1.2 (1.0; 1.4) | 2.3 (1.5; 3.1) |
LEP only (n = 290) | 29.5 (26.7; 32.4) | 10.6 (1.4) | 45.9 | 18.4 (15.7; 21.0) | 2.3 (2.1; 2.5) | 3.5 (3.1; 4.0) |
SP+UEP (n = 16) | 1.7 (0.9; 2.5) | 10.6 (1.2) | 58.2 | 19.4 (6.3; 32.4) | ||
SP | 15.4 (1.9; 28.9) | 1.7 (1.2; 2.2) | 4.0 (0.6; 7.3) | |||
UEP | 6.7 (2.3; 11.1) | 1.2 (0.8; 1.4) | 2.5 (0.9; 4.1) | |||
SP+LEP (n = 129) | 13.2 (11.1; 15.3) | 10.8 (1.4) | 51.5 | 26.9 (22.9; 31.0) | ||
SP | 11.7 (8.7; 14.7) | 1.8 (1.6; 2.0) | 2.9 (2.3; 3.4) | |||
LEP | 18.3 (14.5; 22.0) | 2.6 (2.3; 3.0) | 3.1 (2.6; 3.5) | |||
UEP+LEP (n = 94) | 9.6 (7.8; 11.4) | 10.8 (1.3) | 53.2 | 24.1 (19.9; 28.3) | ||
UEP | 6.2 (5.0; 7.5) | 1.4 (1.2; 1.6) | 2.0 (1.7; 2.3) | |||
LEP | 18.8 (14.7; 22.9) | 2.8 (2.4; 3.2) | 2.9 (2.5; 3.4) | |||
SP+UEP+LEP (n = 75) | 7.7 (6.0; 9.4) | 11.0 (1.3) | 68.4 | 40.2 (24.4; 46.1) | ||
SP | 14.7 (9.7; 19.7) | 2.1 (1.8; 2.5) | 3.2 (2.2; 3.8) | |||
UEP | 7.2 (5.5; 8.9) | 1.6 (1.4; 1.9) | 1.9 (1.6; 2.2) | |||
LEP | 22.4 (17.6; 27.1) | 3.4 (2.4; 3.4) | 2.9 (2.4; 3.4) |