Table 4
Prevalence and frequency of self-reported region-specific pain
| | | Frequency of pain (% among adolescents with pain) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body region | % of all adolescents reporting region-specific pain with any frequency | Almost daily | More than once per week | Weekly | Monthly | Rarely |
| Knee, n = 953 | 32.3 (30.6-34.0) | 25.1% 22.3-27.8 | 17.9% 15.4-20.3 | 24.9% 22.1-27.6 | 25.8% 23.0-28.6 | 6.3% 4.8-7.9 |
| Back, n = 713 | 24.1 (22.6-25.7) | 23.5% 20.3-26.6 | 21.1% 18.1-24.1 | 24.8% 21.6-27.9 | 25.3% 22.1-28.5 | 5.4% 3.7-7.0 |
| Shoulder, n = 393 | 13.3 (12.1-14.5) | 27.4% 23.0-31.9 | 21.0% 16.9-25.1 | 22.3% 18.2-26.5 | 23.3% 19.1-27.5 | 5.9% 3.5-8.2 |
| Foot, n = 341 | 11.5 (10.4-12.7) | 24.8% 20.1-29.4 | 18.5% 14.3-22.7 | 23.9% 19.3-28.5 | 23.9% 19.3-28.5 | 9.0% 5.9-12.0 |
| Head, n = 266 | 9.0 (8.0-10.0) | 23.1% 18.0-28.2 | 24.2% 19.0-29.4 | 22.7% 21.9-32.7 | 22.7% 17.6-27.8 | 2.7% 0.7-4.6 |
| Shin, n = 185 | 6.2 (5.4-7.1) | 14.3% 9.2-19.4 | 18.7% 13.0-24.4 | 27.5% 20.9-34.0 | 29.7% 23.0-36.4 | 9.9% 5.5-14.3 |
| Hip/groin, n = 174 | 5.9 (5.0-6.7) | 19.4% 13.4-25.4 | 21.2% 15.0-27.4 | 20.0% 13.9-26.1 | 32.4% 25.2-39.5 | 7.1% 3.2-10.9 |
| Forearm/hand, n = 130 | 4.4 (3.7-5.1) | 25.6% 18.0-33.2 | 18.6% 11.8-25.4 | 23.3% 15.9-30.6 | 20.2% 13.1-27.2 | 12.4% 6.6-18.2 |
| Stomach, n = 101 | 3.4 (2.8-4.1) | 13.3% 6.4-20.1 | 13.3% 6.4-20.1 | 29.6% 20.4-38.8 | 38.8% 29.0-48.6 | 5.1% 0.7-9.5 |
| Thigh, n = 81 | 2.7 (2.2-3.3) | 20.5% 11.3-29.7 | 19.2% 10.3-28.2 | 21.8% 12.4-31.2 | 24.4% 14.6-34.1 | 14.1% 6.2-22.0 |
| Elbow, n = 78 | 2.6 (2.1-3.2) | 29.9% 19.4-40.3 | 13.0% 5.3-20.7 | 16.9% 8.3-25.4 | 28.6% 18.3-38.9 | 11.7% 4.3-19.0 |
| Chest, n = 78 | 2.6 (2.1-3.2) | 9.0% 2.5-15.5 | 19.2% 10.3-28.2 | 28.2% 18.0-38.4 | 35.9% 25.0-46.8 | 7.7% 1.6-13.7 |