Table 3 Description of Danish children aged 8 to 16 years during school year 1. Reported by pain group. Pain was defined as at least three pain weeks 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 = 598) | 60.9 (57.0; 63.9) | 10.6 (1.4) | 48.5 | 0 | 0 | - |
SP only (n = 69) | 7.0 (5.6; 8.8) | 11.1 (1.4) | 72.5 | 25.0 (19.3; 30.8) | 2.4 (2.1; 2.8) | 4.5 (3.4; 5.6) |
UEP only (n = 20) | 2.0 (1.3; 3.1) | 11.1 (1.3) | 60.0 | 18.7 (14.5; 22.8) | 2.6 (1.8; 3.4) | 3.2 (2.4; 4.0) |
LEP only (n = 236) | 24.0 (21.5; 26.8) | 10.8 (1.3) | 52.5 | 33.8 (30.7; 36.8) | 3.6 (3.3; 3.9) | 4.1 (3.8; 4.5) |
SP+UEP (n = 2) | 0.2 (0.1; 0.8) | 10.5 (0.7) | 0 | 58.0 (-) | ||
SP | 54.5 (-) | 2 (-) | 12 (-) | |||
UEP | 22.7 (-) | 2 (-) | 5 (-) | |||
SP+LEP (n = 36) | 3.7 (2.7; 5.0) | 11.1 (1.2) | 55.6 | 51.3 (43.5; 59.1) | ||
SP | 31.9 (23.4; 40.3) | 3.3 (2.6; 3.9) | 4.3 (3.6; 4.8) | |||
LEP | 30.4 (23.0; 37.9) | 4.1 (3.6; 4.8) | 3.3 (2.5; 4.1) | |||
UEP+LEP (n = 14) | 1.4 (0.8; 2.4) | 10.5 (1.3) | 78.6 | 48.1 (37.1; 59.1) | ||
UEP | 16.6 (12.1; 21.0) | 1.9 (1.4; 2.4) | 3.9 (2.7; 5.2) | |||
LEP | 35.6 (23.7; 47.6) | 4.0 (2.9; 5.1) | 3.9 (2.6; 5.2) | |||
SP+UEP+LEP (n = 7) | 0.7 (0.3; 1.5) | 11.1 (1.2) | 71.4 | 75.0 (60.8; 89.1) | ||
SP | 38.0 (9.3; 66.7) | 4.3 (2.7; 5.9) | 3.9 (2.1; 5.7) | |||
UEP | 19.5 (10.5; 28.6) | 3.0 (1.4; 4.6) | 2.9 (2.1; 3.6) | |||
LEP | 30.8 (9.3; 52.2) | 3.7 (2.7; 4.7) | 3.6 (1.1; 6.2) |