Table 1 Demographic and socioeconomic data of the 2 study groups (local myalgia vs. myofascial pain with referral)
| Â | Local myalgia | Myofascial pain with referral | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | 0.165 | ||
 Male | 22 (19.3%) | 23 (27.7%) | |
 Female | 92 (80.7%) | 60 (72.3%) | |
Age (years) | 0.813 | ||
 (Mean ± SD) | 39.00 ± 16.73 | 38.13 ± 14.45 | |
 Median (IQR) | 32.50 (25.75–51.00) | 34.00 (28.00–52.00) | |
Education | 0.984 | ||
 Elementary/high school | 38 (33.6%) | 27 (32.9%) | |
 Some college/college graduate | 50 (44.2%) | 36 (43.9%) | |
 Professional or post-graduate level | 25 (22.1%) | 19 (23.2%) | |
Income | 0.043 | ||
 Very low, low | 18 (16.7%) | 5 (6.3%) | |
 Average | 67 (62.0%) | 49 (61.3%) | |
 High, very high | 23 (21.3%) | 26 (32.5%) | |
Marital status | 0.415 | ||
 Never married | 46 (40.7%) | 33 (39.8%) | |
 Married/living as married | 58 (51.3%) | 47 (56.6%) | |
 Divorced/separated | 5 (4.4%) | 3 (3.6%) | |
 Widowed | 4 (3.5%) | 0 (0%) | |