Table 1 Baseline characteristics in 3000 elderly men aged 69–81 in relation to if they had neck pain or not during the preceding 12-month period
From: Prevalence and morbidity of neck pain: a cross-sectional study of 3000 elderly men
Men with neck pain (865) | Men with no neck pain (2135) | |
|---|---|---|
Anthropometry | ||
Age (years) | 75.4 ± 3.2 (865) | 75.5 ± 3.2 (2135) |
Height (centimetre) | 174.9 ± 6.5 (865) | 174.7 ± 6.6 (2135) |
Weight (kg) | 81.2 ± 12.0 (865) | 80.6 ± 12.1 (2135) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 26.5 ± 3.6 (865) | 26.4 ± 3.5 (2135) |
Lifestyle factors | ||
Daily exercise walking distance (km/day) | 3.7 ± 2.2 (559) | 4.0 ± 2.4 (1381) |
Smoking | 10.2% (590) | 13.9% (1378) |
Alcohol: | ||
0 drinks/week | 20.3% (171) | 20.5% (430) |
> 0 to < 2 drinks/week | 27.0% (228) | 22.5% (471) |
2 or more drinks/week | 52.7% (445) | 57.0% (1193) |
Associated factors | ||
Diabetes | 10.6% (865) | 9.0% (2133) |
Osteoporosis | 2.3% (865) | 17% (2129) |
Stroke | 7.1% (863) | 6.2% (2128) |
Parkinson’s disease | 1.0% (862) | 0.7% (2121) |
Cancer | 17.5% (864) | 14.7% (2133) |
Gout, joint inflammation or arthritis | 25.5% (850) | 16.0% (2117) |
Chronic bronchitis, asthma or emphysema | 10.2% (861) | 7.7% (2126) |
High blood pressure | 37.6% (860) | 35.6% (2126) |
Myocardial infarction | 15.1% (857) | 13.9% (2129) |
Angina | 19.5% (860) | 13.3% (2122) |
Congestive heart failure | 10.9% (857) | 9.1% (2114) |
Fallen during the previous 12 months | 18.7% (861) | 15.6% (2130) |
Fracture during the previous 12 months | 1.5% (852) | 1.2% (2110) |
Born outside Sweden | 8.4% (864) | 6.5% (2134) |
Education: | ||
Public school (7 years) | 47.7% (411) | 45.8% (976) |
Primary school or equivalent (9 years) | 12.6% (109) | 11.2% (240) |
High school | 19.5% (168) | 20.0% (425) |
University/college | 20.2% (174) | 23.0% (489) |