Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study population (n = 98)
| Variable | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Female | 59 | |
| Male | 41 | |
| Married | ||
| Yes | 64,3 | |
| No | 35,7 | |
| Education | ||
| Elementary school | 0 | |
| Middle school | 5,1 | |
| High school | 45,9 | |
| University | 49 | |
| Smoking | ||
| Yes | 34,7 | |
| No | 65,3 | |
| Pain duration (mean – sd) | 14 (months) | 12,37 |
| Drugs | ||
| No | 53 | |
| Yes (NSAIDs, pain killers, etc) | 47 | |