Table 3 Characteristics of pain, pain-related disability and emotional distress
Item | N | Mean | SD | Min-Max | Percentiles | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25% | 50% | 75% | |||||
Pain duration (months)* | 2190 | 31.1 | 32.2 | 1-193 | 7.0 | 19.0 | 45.0 |
Maximal pain intensity in the past four weeks (NRS 0–10) | 2216 | 8.2 | 1.8 | 0-10 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 |
Mean pain intensity in the past four weeks (NRS 0–10) | 2168 | 6.4 | 2.1 | 0-10 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 |
Pain-related disability † (children > 3 years) | 2083 | 36.0 | 10.8 | 12-60 | 29.0 | 36.0 | 43.0 |
Anxiety ‡ (range 34–80) (children > 9 years) | |||||||
Fear of exam | 1597 | 46.8 | 11.1 | 31-76 | 38.0 | 45.0 | 53.0 |
General anxiety | 1595 | 50.3 | 11.4 | 34-80 | 41.0 | 49.0 | 57.0 |
School aversion | 1598 | 51.2 | 10.8 | 35-79 | 41.0 | 50.0 | 57.0 |
Depression § (range 33–80) (children > 8 years) | 1621 | 51.6 | 10.9 | 33-80 | 44.0 | 50.0 | 59.0 |
Frequency of pain episodes | N = 2208 | n (%) | |||||
Constantly | 635 (28.8) | ||||||
Daily | 346 (15.7) | ||||||
Several times a week | 662 (30.0) | ||||||
Less frequent | 565 (25.6) | ||||||
Days absent from school in the past 4 weeks (children >6 years) | N = 1909 | ||||||
No school absence / 1 day | 925 (48.5) | ||||||
2–5 days | 523 (27.4) | ||||||
> 5 days | 461 (24.1) | ||||||