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Table 1 Baseline characteristics (n = 759)

From: Socio-demographic, clinical and psychological predictors of healthcare utilization among patients with musculoskeletal disorders: a prospective cohort study

Variable

 

Sex, n (%)

 Female

436 (57)

 Male

323 (43)

Age, mean (SD)

50 (14.5)

Occupational status, n (%)

 Employed

489 (65)

 Unemployed

31 (4)

 Retired/early retirement/flex job/disability pension

186 (24)

 Student/on leave

44 (7)

Sickness leave, n (%)

82 (11)

Comorbidity, n (%)

290 (43)

Pain duration, n (%)

 > 3 months

418 (55)

 <  3 months

341 (45)

Pain site, n (%)

 Low back

329 (43)

 Neck

206 (27)

 Shoulder

224 (30)

Pain 0–10, mean (SD)

6.2 (2.1)

Standardized disability 0–100, mean (SD)

52.2 (27.6)

Fear avoidance 0–20, mean (SD)

10.9 (5.3)

Psychological wellbeing (WHO-5) 0–100, mean (SD)

56.8 (20.4)

  1. Abbreviations: SD Standard deviation, WHO World Health Organization