Perceived causes of MS pain

Age cohort

Young elderly

(60 - 69 years)

Old Elderly (70 - 79 years)

Older elderly (80 - 89 years)

Oldest elderly (90 years and Above)

Due to experience of hard work at younger age

Freq.

302

191

75

29

% within age

49.1

46.2

53.6

46.0

% within cause

50.6

32.0

12.6

4.9

Due to types of bed use to sleep

Freq.

33

21

4

2

% within age

5.4

5.1

2.9

3.2

% within cause

55.0

35.0

6.7

3.3

Due to hard work currently doing

Freq.

196

138

37

20

% within age

31.9

33.4

26.4

31.7

% within cause

50.1

35.3

9.5

5.1

Type of food intake

Freq.

4

1

3

0

% within age

0.6

0.2

2.1

0.0

% within cause

50.0

12.5

37.5

0.0

Due to current age status

Freq.

60

47

18

11

% within age

9.8

11.4

12.9

17.5

% within cause

44.1

34.6

13.2

8.1

Parents had such pain

Freq.

8

0

1

1

% within age

1.3

0.0

0.7

1.6

% within cause

80.0

0.0

10.0

10.0

Due to past accident

Freq.

12

15

2

0

% within age

1.9

3.6

1.4

0.0

% within cause

41.4

51.7

6.9

0.0