Effects of the Characteristics and Duration of Chronic Pain on Psychosomatic Function in the Community-Dwelling Elderly Population

Table 2

Multiple logistic regression analysis for odds ratio and 95% confidence interval of chronic pain.

		Odds ratio	95% confidential interval	value
PCS	Rumination	1.11	1.01–1.21	0.02
	Magnification	0.97	0.80–1.16	0.97
	Helplessness	1.10	0.97–1.24	0.14
Number of falls		1.37	1.01–1.86	0.04
GDS		1.07	0.92–1.23	0.38

Data were adjusted by age and sex. PCS: Pain Catastrophizing Scale and GDS: Geriatric Depression Scale.