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Table 4 Impact of chronic pain on daily life and self-rated health according to age

From: Prevalence and characteristics of chronic Pain in the Chinese community-dwelling elderly: a cross-sectional study

Items

Total

60–69 (N = 357)

70–79 (N = 302)

≥80 (N = 132)

F/H

P value

Daily activity

 General activity

3.7 ± 2.4

3.3 ± 2.2

4.2 ± 2.5

3.9 ± 2.5

25.793a

< 0.001

 Mood

3.5 ± 2.4

3.0 ± 2.1

3.9 ± 2.5

3.6 ± 2.3

26.907a

< 0.001

 Walk

3.6 ± 2.6

3.0 ± 2.3

4.1 ± 2.7

4.3 ± 2.8

40.149a

< 0.001

 Working

1.4 ± 2.2

1.2 ± 1.9

1.8 ± 2.5

1.2 ± 2.1

9.014a

0.011

 Relationships

2.7 ± 2.3

2.3 ± 2.1

3.1 ± 2.6

2.9 ± 2.4

14.579a

0.001

 Sleep

3.9 ± 2.6

3.6 ± 2.5

4.3 ± 2.7

4.1 ± 2.7

6.919a

0.001

 Enjoy

3.0 ± 2.4

2.6 ± 2.1

3.4 ± 2.5

3.0 ± 2.4

15.371a

0.001

Self-rated heath

 Very bad

33 (4.2)

11 (3.1)

13 (4.3)

9 (6.8)

17.265

< 0.001

 Bad

201 (25.4)

67 (18.8)

90 (29.8)

44 (33.3)

  

 General

331 (41.8)

161 (45.1)

123 (40.7)

47 (35.6)

  

 Good

91 (11.5)

48 (13.4)

28 (9.3)

15 (11.4)

  

 Very good

135 (17.1)

70 (19.6)

48 (15.9)

17 (12.9)

  
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