Psychological Distress in Out-Patients Assessed for Chronic Pain Compared to Those with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Table 1

Sample demographic profile.

Participant characteristics	Tertiary chronic pain	Rheumatoid arthritis
	167	163
Gender
Male	35.8%	23.8%
Female	64.2%	76.2%
Mean age (SD)	44.49 (10.84)	55.48 (13.38)
Mean years of education (SD)	13.45 (2.72)	13.18 (3.28)
Current relationship status
Single	12.8%	11.1%
Married	59.8%	67.6%
Divorced	8.7%	4.0%
Separated	3.2%	1.3%
Widowed	2.3%	8.9%
Serious relationship	13.2%	7.1%
Current employment status
Full-time	13.1%	30.2%
Part-time	5.2%	11.6%
Not working	80.3%	42.2%
Retired	1.3%	16.0%
Average pain intensity (SD)	6.17 (1.88)	3.64 (2.23)