Table 2 Types of pain in patients with incident dementia and matched controls
Type of pain | Dementia group (n = 1,848) (in %) | Control group (n = 7,385) (in %) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Back pain | 51.7 | 53.2 | 0.23 |
Pain due to arthritis or osteoarthritis | 41.2 | 41.8 | 0.64 |
Neuropathic pain | 19.4 | 16.5 | 0.0037 |
Pain due to fractures | 4.6 | 3.0 | 0.0006 |
Pain due to multimorbidity and care dependency | 9.8 | 4.0 | <0.0001 |
Pain, not elsewhere classified | 9.0 | 6.0 | <0.0001 |
Headache | 6.3 | 5.0 | 0.0331 |
Cancer pain | 5.0 | 5.9 | 0.14 |
Total (at least one pain type) | 74.4 | 72.5 | 0.11 |