Table 2 General pain assessment
Subset of disease manifestation | Overall, n = 118 | Established, n = 65 (55.1%) | Mild, n = 29 (24.6%) | Very early, n = 24 (20.3%) |
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Median pain intensity in the last 4 weeks (NRS)1 | 4.0 (2, 5), n = 115 | 4.0 (2, 6), n = 64 | 3.0 (2, 5), n = 27 | 3.0 (2, 5), n = 24 |
Duration since pain symptoms started | ||||
 Less than 1 year | 19/112 (17.0%) | 10/62 (16.1%) | 8/27 (29.6%) | 1/23 (4.3%) |
 1 to 5 years | 55/112 (49.1%) | 33/62 (53.2%) | 11/27 (40.7%) | 11/23 (47.8%) |
 More than 5 years | 38/112 (33.9%) | 19/62 (30.6%) | 8/27 (29.6%) | 11/23 (47.8%) |
Most frequent localization for main pain | ||||
 Back pain | 30/116 (25.9%) | 14/65 (21.5%) | 8/29 (27.6%) | 8/22 (36.4%) |
 Lumbar spine | 19/116 (16.4%) | 8/65 (12.3%) | 5/29 (17.2%) | 6/22 (27.3%) |
 Hand | 50/116 (43.1%) | 32/65 (49.2%) | 12/29 (41.4%) | 6/22 (27.3%) |
Most frequent localizations for overall pain | ||||
 Back | 71/118 (60.2%) | 35/65 (53.8%) | 18/29 (62.1%) | 18/24 (75.0%) |
 Lumbar spine | 46/118 (39.0%) | 19/65 (29.2%) | 12/29 (41.4%) | 15/24 (62.5%) |
 Hand | 94/118 (79.7%) | 52/65 (80.0%) | 24/29 (82.8%) | 18/24 (78.3%) |
 Joint of the lower extremity | 67/118 (56.8%) | 36/65 (55.4%) | 14/29 (48.3%) | 17/24 (70.8%) |
 Foot | 40/118 (33.9%) | 23/65 (35.4%) | 10/29 (34.5%) | 7/24 (29.2%) |