Table 3 Common musculoskeletal pain sites in adults, cross-sectional national survey in Bangladesh, 2015
Pain location | Urban (n = 716) | Rural (n = 1127) | Both (n = 1843) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | 95% CIa | % | 95% CIa | % | 95% CIa | |
Whole body pain | 1.0 | 0.3–1.7 | 1.4 | 0.7–2.1 | 1.2 | 0.7–1.7 |
Shoulder joint | 5.0 | 3.4–6.6 | 6.9 | 5.4–8.4 | 6.2 | 5.1–7.3 |
Elbow joint | 2.5 | 1.4–3.6 | 6.5 | 5.1–7.9 | 4.9 | 3.9–5.9 |
Wrist joint | 3.1 | 1.8–4.4 | 5.1 | 3.8–6.4 | 4.3 | 3.4–5.2 |
Hand joints | 3.4 | 2.1–4.7 | 4.3 | 3.1–5.5 | 4.0 | 3.1–4.9 |
Hip joint | 0.7 | 0.1–1.3 | 0.8 | 0.3–1.3 | 0.8 | 0.4–1.2 |
Knee joint | 10.6 | 8.3–12.9 | 13.2 | 11.2–15.2 | 12.2 | 10.7–13.7 |
Ankle joint | 2.8 | 1.6–4.0 | 4.1 | 2.9–5.3 | 3.6 | 2.7–4.5 |
Foot joint | 2.2 | 1.1–3.3 | 2.6 | 1.7–3.5 | 4.9 | 3.9–5.9 |
Neck | 3.1 | 1.8–4.4 | 3.4 | 2.3–4.5 | 3.3 | 2.5–4.1 |
Upper back | 4.3 | 2.8–5.8 | 3.2 | 2.2–4.2 | 3.6 | 2.7–4.5 |
Lower back | 17.3 | 14.5–20.1 | 22.0 | 19.6–24.4 | 20.2 | 18.4–22 |
Chest | 1.1 | 0.3–1.9 | 1.7 | 0.9–2.5 | 1.5 | 0.9–2.1 |
Arm | 1.5 | 0.6–2.4 | 1.8 | 1.0–2.6 | 1.7 | 1.1–2.3 |
Forearm | 1.0 | 0.3–1.7 | 2.5 | 1.6–3.4 | 1.9 | 1.3–2.5 |
Hand | 1.4 | 0.5–2.3 | 2.0 | 1.2–2.8 | 1.8 | 1.2–2.4 |
Hip | 0.7 | 0.1–1.3 | 0.3 | 0–0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1–0.7 |
Thigh | 1.1 | 0.3–1.9 | 2.9 | 1.9–3.9 | 2.2 | 1.5–2.9 |
Leg | 4.3 | 2.8–5.8 | 3.8 | 2.7–4.9 | 4.0 | 3.1–4.9 |
Foot | 1.1 | 0.3–1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3–2.9 | 1.7 | 1.1–2.3 |