An international survey of pain in adolescents

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-14-447

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BMC Public Health. 2014; 14: 447.

Published online 2014 May 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-447

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Table 1

Descriptive statistics of participants

Age
Mean: 13.6 years (SD: 1.7 years)
n %
Gender
Boy
197094
(48.8%)

Girl
207112
(51.2%)
Country
Austria
13636
(3.4%)

Belgium - Flemish
15424
(3.8%)

Belgium - French
11304
(2.8%)

Canada
16858
(4.2%)

Czech republic
13497
(3.3%)

Denmark
15479
(3.8%)

England
17237
(4.3%)

Estonia
10360
(2.6%)

Finland
15501
(3.8%)

France
19473
(4.8%)

Germany
17716
(4.4%)

Greece
11821
(2.9%)

Greenland
3905
(1.0%)

Hungary
11305
(2.8%)

Israel
16401
(4.1%)

Latvia
11501
(2.9%)

Lithuania
15790
(3.9%)

Norway
14760
(3.7%)

Poland
16733
(4.1%)

Portugal
10580
(2.6%)

Rep. of Ireland
12163
(3.0%)

Russia
20265
(5.0%)

Scotland
16226
(4.0%)

^*Slovak republic
7671
(1.9%)

^*Spain
14718
(3.6%)

Sweden
12143
(3.0%)

Switzerland
14820
(3.7%)

USA
14086
(3.5%)

Wales
12833
(3.2%)
Wave
1997/98
122386
(30.3%)

2001/02
135067
(33.4%)
2005/06 146756 (36.3%)

(^*Waves and countries without HBSC-SCL data: Spain 1997/98, Slovak republic 2001/02).

Age	Mean: 13.6 years (SD: 1.7 years)
		n	%
Gender	Boy	197094	(48.8%)
	Girl	207112	(51.2%)
Country	Austria	13636	(3.4%)
	Belgium - Flemish	15424	(3.8%)
	Belgium - French	11304	(2.8%)
	Canada	16858	(4.2%)
	Czech republic	13497	(3.3%)
	Denmark	15479	(3.8%)
	England	17237	(4.3%)
	Estonia	10360	(2.6%)
	Finland	15501	(3.8%)
	France	19473	(4.8%)
	Germany	17716	(4.4%)
	Greece	11821	(2.9%)
	Greenland	3905	(1.0%)
	Hungary	11305	(2.8%)
	Israel	16401	(4.1%)
	Latvia	11501	(2.9%)
	Lithuania	15790	(3.9%)
	Norway	14760	(3.7%)
	Poland	16733	(4.1%)
	Portugal	10580	(2.6%)
	Rep. of Ireland	12163	(3.0%)
	Russia	20265	(5.0%)
	Scotland	16226	(4.0%)
	^*Slovak republic	7671	(1.9%)
	^*Spain	14718	(3.6%)
	Sweden	12143	(3.0%)
	Switzerland	14820	(3.7%)
	USA	14086	(3.5%)
	Wales	12833	(3.2%)
Wave	1997/98	122386	(30.3%)
	2001/02	135067	(33.4%)
	2005/06	146756	(36.3%)