From: Pain sensitivity and analgesic use among 10,486 adults: the Tromsø study
Not persistent analgesic users | Persistent analgesic users | Total study population | Study cohort at baseline | ||||||
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Age, y, median, IQR | 58 | 45–65 | 59 | 47–67 | 58 | 45–65 | 58 | 45–65 | |
Women, % n | 51.2 | 5,151 | 59.7 | 253 | 51.5 | 5,404 | 51.0 | 4,929 | |
Education, % n | Primary/secondary school | 26.0 | 2,584 | 36.2 | 152 | 26.4 | 2,736 | 25.8 | 2,463 |
Upper secondary education | 33.9 | 3,374 | 38.3 | 161 | 34.1 | 3,535 | 33.6 | 3,211 | |
College/university (less than four years) | 18.6 | 1,852 | 12.9 | 54 | 18.4 | 1,906 | 18.8 | 1,794 | |
College/university (four years or more) | 21.6 | 2,146 | 12.6 | 53 | 21.2 | 2,199 | 21.9 | 2,091 | |
Physical activitya, % n | Never or less than once a week | 21.0 | 2,068 | 28.5 | 117 | 21.3 | 2,185 | 21.0 | 1,985 |
Once a week | 20.3 | 1,996 | 21.2 | 87 | 20.3 | 2,083 | 20.5 | 1,934 | |
2-3 times a week | 39.3 | 3,866 | 32.8 | 135 | 39.1 | 4,001 | 39.2 | 3,702 | |
Approximately every day | 19.4 | 1,903 | 17.5 | 72 | 19.3 | 1,975 | 19.3 | 1,824 | |
Psychological distress, % n | 7.2 | 694 | 19.5 | 79 | 7.7 | 773 | 7.1 | 659 | |
Chronic pain, % n | 32.1 | 3,226 | 82.3 | 348 | 34.1 | 3,574 | 31.2 | 3,004 | |
Cold pressor test | Cold endurance time (s), median, IQR | 106 | 71–106 | 106 | 46–106 | 106 | 70–106 | 106 | 71–106 |