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| Ethnicity | NZ European 88% |
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| Diagnosis | Osteoarthritis 36% |
| Rheumatoid arthritis 17% |
| Fibromyalgia 15% |
| Unknown 13% |
| Polymyalgia rheumatica 8% |
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| Gender | Female 85% |
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| Age | Mean: 65 years |
| Std Dev 11 years, 8 months |
| Highest recorded data: 91 years |
| Lowest recorded data: 22 years |
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| Educational level | School only, 55% |
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| Physiotherapy intervention for pain | 54% |
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| Membership with ANZ within last 3 years | 61% |
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| Smoking | 93% non smokers |
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| Time off work because of pain experience | 32% |
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| Number of years with pain | 51% greater than 8 years |
| Mean: 130 months (almost 11 years) |
| Std dev: 125 months (10.4 years) |
| Highest recorded data: 55 years |
| Lowest recorded data: 2 months |
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