Research Article

Chronic Pain and Sleep Disorders in Primary Care

Table 1

Sociodemographic data, body mass index, and pain and sleep medication (%).

MaleFemale

Gender   (%)281 (49.3)289 (50.7)
Age M years (±Std)50.9 (18.6)50.8 (18.8)
Education % ()#
Compulsory school 9 years 
63 (34.8)118 (65.2)
Apprenticeship Compulsory school and additional training of at least 2 years in a specific occupational scope 
162 (58.7)114 (41.3)
Matriculation equal a higher school graduation 
31 (51.7)29 (48.3)
University, University of Applied Science 
24 (47.1)27 (52.9)
Employment status   (%)+
Unemployed/retired 
109 (52.2)100 (47.8)
Employed 
146 (47.7)160 (52.3)
In education 
23 (51.1)22 (48.9)
BMI Mean (±Std) 
27.1 (4.7)26.2 (5.3)
Medication   (%)
None 
201 (51.9)186 (48.1)
Pain 
61 (47.3)68 (52.7)
Sleep 
11 (35.5)20 (64.5)
Combinations 
5 (27.8)13 (72.2)

Standard deviation (Std). #Education was available for patients (99.6% of total sample). +Employment status was available for = 560 patients (98.2% of total sample). Medication was available for = 565 patients (99.1% of total sample).