Table 2 Proportion of self-prescribed analgesic medication for joint pain, headache, low back pain and any localization in Spanish adult according to socio-demographic variables, lifestyle, health profile
Self-medication for joint pain | Self-medication for headache | Self-medication for low back pain | Self-medication for any localization | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
Age*+Ɨǂ | 16-39 | 42 | 19.8 | 406 | 57.2 | 270 | 28.0 | 655 | 41.5 |
40-64 | 106 | 8.8 | 370 | 37.2 | 253 | 13.7 | 664 | 23.6 | |
>65 | 61 | 3.2 | 49 | 8.1 | 68 | 4.1 | 162 | 5.7 | |
Sex+Ɨǂ | Male | 58 | 7.5 | 349 | 55.2 | 225 | 17.0 | 587 | 27.8 |
Female | 151 | 6.4 | 476 | 32.8 | 366 | 14.1 | 894 | 21.3 | |
Marital status+Ɨǂ | Not married | 96 | 6.7 | 382 | 45.2 | 289 | 19.0 | 697 | 28.1 |
Married | 113 | 6.7 | 443 | 36.2 | 302 | 12.4 | 784 | 20.6 | |
Educational level*+Ɨǂ | No formal education | 38 | 2.9 | 47 | 11.3 | 52 | 4.6 | 115 | 6.4 |
Junior school | 59 | 5.4 | 135 | 29.5 | 84 | 7.6 | 255 | 14.4 | |
High school | 112 | 12.7 | 643 | 50.7 | 455 | 23.2 | 1111 | 35.2 | |
Occupational status*+Ɨǂ | Unemployed | 16 | 8.15 | 98 | 36.62 | 58 | 14.10 | 151 | 23.20 |
Employed | 95 | 10.05 | 548 | 49.85 | 393 | 21.39 | 948 | 32.76 | |
Inactive | 98 | 4.83 | 179 | 24.54 | 140 | 8.26 | 382 | 13.32 | |
Monthly income*+Ɨǂ | <850€ | 28 | 3.1 | 69 | 21.2 | 53 | 6.4 | 139 | 11.4 |
850-1400€ | 42 | 4.9 | 152 | 33.5 | 122 | 11.1 | 282 | 18.0 | |
>1400€ | 96 | 9.1 | 455 | 45.7 | 342 | 19.8 | 815 | 29.3 | |
Smoking habit*+Ɨǂ | Non smoker | 159 | 5.8 | 506 | 34.3 | 370 | 12.9 | 946 | 19.8 |
Smoker | 50 | 11.3 | 319 | 53.0 | 221 | 21.7 | 535 | 34.9 | |
Alcohol consumption+Ɨǂ | No | 146 | 6.2 | 605 | 39.0 | 428 | 15.1 | 1075 | 23.8 |
Si | 54 | 9.2 | 209 | 52.3 | 147 | 18.7 | 375 | 28.0 | |
Physical activity*+Ɨǂ | Inactive | 108 | 5.1 | 408 | 37.0 | 287 | 12.7 | 736 | 20.3 |
Moderate | 101 | 9.1 | 417 | 43.2 | 304 | 18.2 | 745 | 27.8 | |
Body Mass Index Kg/sq.m*+Ɨǂ | <30 | 157 | 7.8 | 699 | 43.6 | 491 | 17.1 | 1238 | 27.0 |
≥30 | 34 | 4.3 | 95 | 27.6 | 71 | 8.8 | 175 | 13.9 | |
Self-assessment of health status*+Ɨǂ | Very good/Good | 106 | 12.8 | 690 | 56.7 | 466 | 25.3 | 1173 | 36.2 |
Fair/Poor/Very poor | 103 | 4.5 | 135 | 15.9 | 125 | 5.7 | 308 | 9.7 | |
Number of chronic conditions*+Ɨǂ | None | 153 | 9.4 | 686 | 47.1 | 473 | 18.6 | 1206 | 28.7 |
1-2 | 53 | 3.7 | 136 | 25.3 | 112 | 8.9 | 263 | 13.9 | |
>2 | 3 | 1.4 | 3 | 3.3 | 6 | 2.8 | 12 | 4.2 | |
Psychological disorders t*+Ɨǂ | No | 168 | 7.9 | 751 | 47.9 | 521 | 17.6 | 1326 | 27.0 |
Si | 41 | 3.8 | 74 | 13.6 | 70 | 6.8 | 155 | 10.6 | |
Psychological dysfunction+ǂ (mean. se) [mean difference] | 69.80 (2.1) | [5.8] | 76.94 (0.8) | [14.6] | 74.41 (1.0) | [7.7] | 76.14 (0.6) | [8.3] | |
Positive mental health*+ǂ (mean. se) [mean difference] | 56.76 (2.5) | [6.6] | 67.55 (0.8) | [16.9] | 65.54 (1.1) | [11.0] | 66.56 (0.6) | [10.4] | |
TOTAL | 209 | 6.7 | 825 | 40.1 | 591 | 15.1 | 1481 | 23.7 | |