Table 1 Baseline demographic characteristics of participants with chronic musculoskeletal pain
Characteristics | Number (%) or mean ± SD |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 42 ± 14.88 |
Range | 18–75 |
Gender | |
Female | 115(67.2%) |
Male | 56(32.7%) |
Pain location | |
Neck | 77(45.0%) |
Shoulder | 21(12.2%) |
Arm | 6(3.5%) |
Wrist | 3(1.7%) |
Thoracic vertebra | 2(1.1%) |
Low-back | 28(16.3%) |
Knee | 21(12.2%) |
Leg | 5(2.9%) |
Ankle | 3(1.7%) |
Others | 5(2.9%) |
Education# | |
High education | 91(53.2%)* |
Middle education | 63(36.8%) |
Low education | 17(9.9%) |
SF-36 | 66.29 ± 12.91 |
HADS | 9.36 ± 5.41 |
MHQoL-7D | 12.89 ± 2.83 |
VAS-10 cm | 4.90 ± 1.45 |