Table 1 Anamnestic and social data of younger (N= 90) and older (N= 87) chronic somatoform pain patients (Chi square test)
Total group (N=177) | 16-49 years old (N=90) | 50–79 years old (N=87) | Chi square | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | N | % | p | |
Gender (% female) | 115 | 65 | 57 | 65.5 | 57 | 65.5 | n.s |
School education | * | ||||||
no graduation | 14 | 7.8 | 11 | 12.3 | 3 | 3.4 | |
special education | 3 | 1.7 | 3 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | |
Elementary school/secondary school | 39 | 21.8 | 14 | 15.6 | 25 | 28.7 | |
secondary school/polytech education | 62 | 34.6 | 29 | 32.2 | 33 | 37.9 | |
A-levels | 29 | 16.2 | 17 | 18.9 | 12 | 13.8 | |
Marital status | |||||||
single | 24 | 13.4 | 21 | 23.3 | 3 | 3.4 | *** |
married, living with partner | 93 | 52.0 | 38 | 42.2 | 55 | 63.2 | |
divorced/separated | 24 | 13.4 | 11 | 12.2 | 13 | 14.9 | |
widowed | 4 | 2.2 | 2 | 2.2 | 2 | 2.3 | |
Professional education | n.s | ||||||
In training | 2 | 1.1 | 2 | 2,2 | 0 | 0 | |
apprenticeship/vocational school | 73 | 40.8 | 31 | 34.4 | 42 | 48.3 | |
polytech/college of higher education | 30 | 16.7 | 15 | 16.6 | 15 | 17.2 | |
without professional education | 24 | 13.4 | 17 | 18.9 | 7 | 8.0 | |
Current employment status | **** | ||||||
full-time employment | 27 | 15.1 | 19 | 21.1 | 8 | 9.2 | |
part-time employment | 12 | 6.8 | 7 | 7.8 | 5 | 5.6 | |
housewife/househusband | 10 | 5.6 | 5 | 5.6 | 5 | 5.7 | |
student/in education | 6 | 3.4 | 6 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | |
registered unemployed | 35 | 19.6 | 22 | 24.4 | 13 | 14.9 | |
disability pension | 11 | 6.2 | 4 | 4.4 | 7 | 8.0 | |
early retirement | 31 | 17.3 | 3 | 3.3 | 28 | 32.1 | |
other | 8 | 4.5 | 3 | 3.3 | 5 | 5.7 | |
Analgesic consumption | n.s | ||||||
No | 37 | 20.9 | 22 | 36.7 | 15 | 28.3 | |
< 1/week | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 8.3 | 2 | 3.8 | |
1-3/week | 13 | 7.3 | 9 | 15.0 | 4 | 7.5 | |
> 3/week | 56 | 32.2 | 24 | 40.0 | 32 | 60.4 | |
Duration of inpatient treatment | n.s | ||||||
< 1 week | 9 | 5.1 | 4 | 4.5 | 4 | 4.6 | |
1-2weeks | 15 | 8.5 | 7 | 6.8 | 9 | 10.3 | |
2-3 weeks | 33 | 18.6 | 17 | 18.2 | 16 | 18.4 | |
3-4 weeks | 52 | 29.4 | 28 | 31.8 | 24 | 27.6 | |
> 4 weeks | 61 | 34.5 | 30 | 34.1 | 31 | 35.6 | |