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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants (N = 946) *

From: Determinants of health-related quality of life in older people with chronic musculoskeletal pain: a cross-sectional study

  

Mean/ Number

SD/ %

Age (years)

 

67.1

5.1

Gender

Male

221

22.4

 

Female

767

77.6

BMI

 

23.5

3.8

Number of pain sites

 

3.4

1.9

Number of comorbidities

 

2.9

1.7

BPI severity score

 

4.2

1.9

Most painful site

Ankle and foot

80

8.1

 

Back

323

32.7

 

Knee

387

39.2

 

Neck

48

4.8

 

Shoulder

150

15.2

PHQ-9

 

6.3

4.9

GAD-7

 

6.1

5.3

Marital status

Married

650

68.7

 

Single

296

31.3

Living environment

Live with family

832

84.2

 

Living alone

156

15.8

Social allowance

Yes

334

33.8

 

No

654

66.2

  1. * Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; BPI, Brief Pain Inventory; GAD-7, Generalized Anxiety Disorder Assessment; PHQ-9, 9-question Patient Health Questionnaire
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