Pain rates in general population for the period 1991-2015 and 10-years prediction: results from a multi-continent age-period-cohort analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pain is a common symptom, often associated with neurological and musculoskeletal conditions, and experienced especially by females and by older people. The aims of this study are to evaluate the temporal variations of pain rates among general populations for the period 1991-2015 and to project 10-year pain rates.

Methods

We used the harmonized dataset of ATHLOS project, which included 660,028 valid observations in the period 1990-2015 and we applied Bayesian age-period-cohort modeling to perform projections up to 2025. The harmonized Pain variable covers the content "self-reported pain experienced at the time of the interview", with a dichotomous (yes or no) modality.

Results

Pain rates were higher among females, older subjects, in recent periods, and among

SUBMITTER: Guido D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7218619 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature