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Table 1 Influence of associated conditions on the clinical manifestation of CWS

From: Chest wall syndrome among primary care patients: a cohort study

Associated conditions

n (%)

Characteristics versus the other cases of CWS *

Long lasting cough or dyspnea

31 (10)

Mostly a recent complaint

More frequently right-sided pain (26 vs 11%)

Anxiety

20 (7)

Lower mean age (43 vs 51 year)

Constrictive pain (55 vs 23%)

Initiated by an anxious mood (40 vs 11%)

Fibromyalgia

10 (3)

9 of 10 being female

Wide spread pain; frequent irradiation

After thoracotomy

8 (3)

Long duration and recurrent CWS

Rheumatic disorder

8 (3)

Cyphosis, osteoporosis (3), spondylarthritis (2), arthritis (2), radiotherapy (1)

Spine disorder

8 (3)

Unilateral pain without tender point, spine disorder

  1. * all differences significative at p < 0.05