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Table 2 Effect of the number of pain sites on mental health by age group and gender

From: A greater number of somatic pain sites is associated with poor mental health in adolescents: a cross-sectional study

 

Total

1 pain site

2 pain sites

3 pain sites

 

N

OR

(95% CI)

OR

(95% CI)

OR

(95% CI)

Age (years)a)

 12

720

1.88

(1.20–2.95)

3.20

(1.88–5.46)

3.97

(1.82–8.67)

 13

2937

1.92

(1.55–2.38)

3.71

(2.91–4.74)

5.88

(3.94–8.77)

 14

3011

1.75

(1.42–2.14)

2.57

(2.03–3.25)

4.96

(3.40–7.24)

 15

3060

1.60

(1.32–1.95)

3.00

(2.39–3.76)

5.45

(3.79–7.83)

 16

3438

1.76

(1.47–2.10)

3.29

(2.64–4.10)

6.46

(4.43–9.41)

 17

3096

2.07

(1.72–2.50)

2.87

(2.27–3.63)

5.04

(3.44–7.39)

 18

1842

2.14

(1.67–2.76)

3.28

(2.43–4.42)

5.38

(3.29–8.79)

Genderb)

 Males

8992

1.84

(1.64–2.06)

3.02

(2.61–3.50)

4.23

(3.28–5.47)

 Females

9112

1.87

(1.67–2.10)

3.16

(2.78–3.60)

6.28

(5.13–7.69)

  1. a) odds ratio in comparison with those with no pain sites, adjusted for alcohol use, smoking, drug use, sleeping time, experience of being bullied and violence from parents, and gender.
  2. b) odds ratio in comparison with those with no pain sites, adjusted for alcohol use, smoking, drug use, sleeping time, experience of being bullied and violence from parents, and age.