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Table 3 Prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints i by number of body regions affected in an adult general population in Northern Norway

From: High prevalence of chronic musculoskeletal complaints among women in a Norwegian general population: the Tromsø study

  

Prevalence (%)

  

N = 8,439

Total (95% CI)

Women

Men

Gender ratio

p *

No complaints

3,200

37.9 (36.9-39.0)

33.0

42.8

0.77

 

1 region

1,455

17.2 (16.4-18.0)

15.5

18.9

0.82

 

2 regions

1,291

15.3 (14.5-16.1)

14.6

16.0

0.91

 

3 regions

931

11.0 (10.4-11.7)

11.8

10.3

1.15

 

4 regions

698

8.3 (7.7-8.9)

10.2

6.4

1.59

 

≥5 regions

864

10.2 (9.6-10.9)

14.9

5.6

2.66

<0.001

  1. iDefined as having pain and/or stiffness in muscles and joints at least 3 months during the previous year.
  2. *Pearson chi-square for gender difference.
  3. CI: confidence interval.
  4. The Tromsø Study.
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BMC Research Notes

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