Reporting of Sociodemographic Factors in the Current Pain Medicine Literature

Introduction: As awareness of the effects of sociodemographic factors on health and disease continues to expand, there is growing recognition of the need to increase the diversity of participants in clinical studies. This may be particularly important in the field of pain medicine, given the complex nature of pain, as well as increasing evidence of the role of various sociodemographic factors in the prevalence and severity of pain.^1,2 This study was conducted to examine the reporting of sociodemographic factors in the current pain medicine literature.