Participant reported causes of PMR and breakdown of the main categories (the main categories and their overall proportion relative to the sample as a whole given in bold)
| Category | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Injury total | 63 (17) |
| Falls | 22 (35) |
| Leisure activities | 14 (20) |
| Muscle and injury strain | 18 (29) |
| Sports strain | 9 (14) |
| Personal stress | 53 (14) |
| Age and age-related conditions total | 45 (12) |
| Wear and tear/ageing | 43 (95) |
| Menopause | 2 (5) |
| Related to other musculoskeletal diseases total | 40 (11) |
| Arthritis (unspecified) | 10 (31.25) |
| PMR relapse | 8 (20) |
| Osteoarthritis | 7 (22) |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 5 (16) |
| Fibromyalgia | 3 (9) |
| Others | 7 (16) |
| Infection total | 39 (10) |
| Viral | 22 (56) |
| Unspecified | 10 (26) |
| Bacterial | 2 (5) |
| Others | 5 (13) |
| Occupational strain | 36 (9) |
| Related to existing chronic diseases total | 24 (6) |
| Type 2 diabetes | 4 (12.5) |
| Anaemia | 3 (9) |
| Thyroid problems | 3 (9) |
| Weak immune system | 3 (9) |
| Autoimmune disease | 3 (9) |
| Others | 9 (28) |
| Genetic | 21 (6) |
| Medication total | 18 (5) |
| Statins | 13 (72) |
| Medication (general) | 4 (22) |
| Polypharmacy | 1 (5) |
| Consequence/complication of medical intervention total | 16 (4) |
| Cancer treatment | 7 (44) |
| Postjoint replacement surgery | 5 (31) |
| Postsurgical complication | 4 (25) |
| Environmental total | 14 (4) |
| Harsh weather | 12 (86) |
| Bad housing conditions | 2 (14) |
| Lifestyle and lifestyle-related conditions total | 10 (3) |
| Lack of physical activity | 4 (40) |
| Diet | 3 (39) |
| Excessive drinking and/or smoking | 2 (20) |
| Obesity | 1 (10) |