Demographics, diagnoses, and pain mechanism information
| Variable | Data [N (%)] |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Female | 332 (67.1) |
| Male | 163 (32.9) |
| Occupational status | |
| Retired | 179 (36.2) |
| Employed full-time | 111 (22.4) |
| Long-term disability | 103 (20.8) |
| Employed part-time | 32 (6.5) |
| Unemployed | 27 (5.5) |
| Short-term disability | 22 (4.4) |
| Student | 11 (2.2) |
| Not reported | 10 (2.0) |
| Marital status | |
| Married or living with a partner | 280 (56.6) |
| Single | 113 (22.8) |
| Divorced or separated | 62 (12.5) |
| Widowed | 32 (6.5) |
| Not reported | 8 (1.6) |
| Annual income | |
| Under $20,000 CAD | 115 (23.3) |
| $20,000–$49,999 CAD | 210 (42.4) |
| $50,000–$99,999 CAD | 119 (24.1) |
| 100,000 CAD$ and more | 15 (3) |
| Not reported | 36 (7.3) |
| Education level | |
| Less than high school | 48 (9.7) |
| Highschool diploma | 102 (20.6) |
| Post-high school education | 332 (67.1) |
| Not reported | 13 (2.6) |
| Previous cannabis use | |
| Never tried before | 119 (24) |
| Self-attempted medical treatments | 196 (39.6) |
| Medical and non-medical (“recreational”) | 74 (14.9) |
| Non-medical | 106 (21.4) |
| Primary diagnosis | |
| Chronic pain syndromes | 164 (33.1) |
| Fibromyalgia | 102 (20.6) |
| Unspecified chronic pain syndromes | 62 (12.5) |
| Chronic spine disorders | 115 (23.2) |
| Low back pain | 49 (9.9) |
| Degenerative disc disorders | 21 (4.2) |
| Spinal stenosis | 13 (2.6) |
| Cervicalgia | 10 (2) |
| Other spine disorders (lumbar radiculopathy, spondylolisthesis, dorsopathies, etc.) | 22 (4.4) |
| Rheumatic disorders | 101 (20.4) |
| Osteoarthritis | 52 (10.5) |
| Spondylosis and spondylopathies | 14 (2.8) |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 12 (2.4) |
| Other arthritis (including polyarthritis) | 10 (2) |
| Other rheumatic disorders | 13 (2.6) |
| Trauma-related chronic pain | 48 (9.7) |
| Work related accident | 16 (3.2) |
| Post motor vehicle accident | 12 (2.4) |
| Complex regional pain syndrome | 6 (1.2) |
| Unspecified post traumatic chronic pain | 12 (2.4) |
| Neurological disorders | 28 (5.6) |
| Multiple sclerosis | 11 (2.2) |
| Other neurological disorders | 17 (3.4) |
| Chronic musculoskeletal pain disorders | 21 (4.2) |
| Soft tissues disorders | 9 (1.8) |
| Systemic connective tissue disorders | 5 (1) |
| Osteomyelitis and other osteopathies | 4 (0.8) |
| Tendinitis and synovitis | 4 (0.8) |
| Other musculoskeletal pain disorders | 3 (0.6) |
| Gastrointestinal disorders | 8 (1.6) |
| Crohn’s disease | 3 (0.6) |
| Diverticular disease of the intestine | 2 (0.4) |
| Other gastrointestinal disorders | 3 (0.6) |
| Other disorders | 10 (2) |
| Other uncategorized disorders | 5 (1) |
| Mental disorders | 3 (0.6) |
| Infectious and parasitic diseases | 2 (0.4) |
| Pain mechanism | |
| Neuropathic | 216 (43.6) |
| Nociceptive | 203 (41) |
| Mixed | 58 (11.7) |
| Undefined | 18 (3.6) |
The age range of the statistics objects is 20–92, and the mean is 56.26. N (%): the number of people under current conditions (percentage of people under current conditions)
