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Table 3 The percentage of pain in various body locations in the two sexes

From: Prevalence and characteristics of chronic body pain in China: a national study

 

Male

Female

Total

P value

Pain site

 Head

29.65

36.71

33.13

<0.0001

 Shoulder

24.49

32.41

28.39

<0.0001

 Stomach

17.23

20.72

18.95

<0.0001

 Abdominal

9.06

16.86

12.90

<0.0001

 Waist

22.52

26.38

24.42

<0.0001

 Joint

14.66

14.58

14.62

0.12

 Limbs

12.69

12.23

12.46

0.08

 Chest

6.88

6.19

6.54

0.02

 Others

0.39

0.43

0.41

0.64

  1. * P for the difference between sexes