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Table 2 Most frequently reported comorbidities based on the SACQ (n = 172)

From: Pain catastrophising, body mass index and depressive symptoms are associated with pain severity in tertiary referral orthopaedic foot/ankle patients

Comorbidity

n (%)

Heart disease

11 (6.5)

Hypertension

56 (33.1)

Lung disease

10 (5.9)

Diabetes

16 (9.4)

Anaemia or other blood disease

13 (7.7)

Kidney disease

3 (1.8)

Liver disease

2 (1.2)

Depression

29 (17.2)

Cancer

7 (4.1)

Stroke

7 (4.2)

Osteoarthritis

81 (47.9)

Back pain

95 (56.5)

Rheumatoid arthritis

27 (16.8)

Other

33 (19.4)

  1. Values are n and percentage of valid responses. Data missing from participants (n); heart disease (4), hypertension (3), lung disease (2), diabetes (2), anaemia or other blood disease (3), kidney disease (2), liver disease (2), depression (3), cancer (2), stroke (4), osteoarthritis (3), back pain (4), rheumatoid arthritis (11), other (2)
  2. Abbreviation: SACQ Self-Administered Comorbidity Questionnaire