Frequency (%) of women with joint pain in rural Japan and urban Hawaii
| Age group (y) | Rural Japan | Urban Hawaii | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60–69 | 70–79 | Total | 60–69 | 70–79 | Total | ||
| Number of subjects | 154 | 68 | 222 | 135 | 503 | 638 | |
| Any joint pain | 103 (66.9) | 57 (83.8)2-150 | 160 (72.1) | 65 (48.2) | 257 (51.1) | 322 (50.5) | |
| Shoulder | 43 (27.9) | 16 (23.5) | 59 (26.6) | 23 (17.0) | 107 (21.3) | 130 (20.4) | |
| Elbow | 20 (13.0) | 5 (7.4) | 25 (11.3) | 9 (6.7) | 21 (4.2) | 30 (4.7) | |
| Wrist | 12 (7.8) | 8 (11.8) | 20 (9.0) | 9 (6.7) | 23 (4.6) | 32 (5.0) | |
| Hand | 20 (13.0) | 10 (14.7) | 30 (13.5) | 25 (18.5) | 90 (17.9) | 115 (18.0) | |
| Hip | 15 (9.7) | 6 (8.8) | 21 (9.5) | 12 (8.9) | 53 (10.5) | 65 (10.2) | |
| Knee | 56 (36.4) | 36 (52.9)2-150 | 92 (41.4) | 27 (20.0) | 107 (21.3) | 134 (21.0) | |
| Ankle | 18 (11.7) | 11 (16.2) | 29 (13.1) | 14 (10.4) | 31 (6.2) | 45 (7.1) | |
| Foot | 14 (9.1) | 9 (13.2) | 23 (10.4) | 16 (11.9) | 48 (9.5) | 64 (10.0) | |
| Neck | 26 (16.9) | 12 (17.7) | 38 (17.1) | 19 (14.1) | 71 (14.1) | 90 (14.1) | |
| Upper back | 19 (12.3) | 7 (10.3) | 26 (11.7) | 12 (8.9) | 39 (7.8) | 51 (8.0) | |
| Mid-back | 21 (13.6) | 13 (19.1) | 34 (15.3) | 5 (3.7) | 28 (5.6) | 33 (5.2) | |
| Low back | 38 (24.7) | 23 (33.8) | 61 (27.5) | 28 (20.7) | 116 (23.1) | 144 (22.6) | |
↵2-150 p<0.05 compared with 60–69 age group.