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Table 1 Lifetime prevalence of spinal pain

From: Spine day 2012: spinal pain in Swiss school children– epidemiology and risk factors

 

6-9 (N=332)

10-12(N=271)

13-16(N=205)

6-16(N=808)

 

Male N=156 (%)

Female N=176 (%)

Male N=120 (%)

Female N=151 (%)

Male N=97 (%)

Female N=108 (%)

Male N=373 (%)

Female N=435 (%)

No spinal pain

63.5

69.9

62.5

39.7

40.2

22.2

57.1

47.6

Spinal pain

36.5

30.1

37.5

60.3

59.8

77.8

42.9

52.4

Neck pain

14.7

9.7

6.7

14.6

13.4

7.4

11.8

10.8

Low back pain

7.1

5.7

9.2

16.6

18.6

24.1

10.7

14.0

Thoracic pain

5.8

4.5

2.5

9.3

7.2

9.3

5.1

7.4

Multiple pain localization

9.0

10.2

19.2

19.9

20.6

37.0

15.3

20.2