Table 5 Gender differences
Pain symptom reported | Female %, | Male %, | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
Chronic pain | Lebanon: 22% [17–28] Norway: 32% [22–44] | Lebanon: 15% [11–20] Norway: 17% [12–23]) | [14] |
Painkiller usage | Lebanon: 14% [10–19] Norway: 13% [6–22] | Lebanon: 4% [2–7] Norway: 9% [5–14] | |
Pain in arms/hands/legs/knees/hips | 87% | 83% | [15] |
Pain in shoulder/neck | 86% | 71% | |
Pain in upper/lower back | 85% | 75% | |
Headache | 83% | 75% | |
Chronic pain locations | Mean: 5.28 [6.28–4.28] | Mean: 4.08 [6.23–1.95] | [20] |