Table 2 Baseline characteristics by total number of healthcare contacts and total health care costs (2008 to 2017)
Total, n (%) | Total number of All-contacts(a) | Total All-cost(a) | Total number of MSK-contacts(a) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Median (25;75 percentile) | Median (25;75 percentile) | Median (25;75 percentile) | ||
Total, median (25;75 percentile) | 4883 (100) | 74 (42;124) | €197 (84;611) | 11 (2;33) |
Number of sites with pain intensity > 2/7 (b) | ||||
0, n (%) | 1365 (29) | 55 (33;92) | €144 (67; 387) | 6 (1;17) |
1, n (%) | 914 (19) | 67 (38;109) | €160 (71;472) | 9 (1;27 |
2, n (%) | 810 (17) | 77 (44;119) | €220 (101;684) | 11 (3;34) |
3, n (%) | 642 (14) | 87 (52;143) | €239 (105;636) | 18 (5;43) |
4, n (%) | 464 (10) | 105 (59;167) | €276 (118;910) | 21 (7;54) |
5, n (%) | 265 (6) | 105 (69;163) | €361 (132;991) | 25 (10;53) |
6, n (%) | 175 (4) | 125 (62;205) | €447 (143;1330) | 31 (10;65) |
7, n (%) | 75 (2) | 150 (87;209) | €331 (181;1581) | 28 (15;67) |
Health anxiety(c) | ||||
Low, n (%) | 3811 (80) | 68 (38;112) | €171 (78;487) | 10 (2;28) |
High, n (%) | 933 (20) | 104 (62;177) | €365 (141;1068) | 20 (6;50) |
Covariates | ||||
Sex | ||||
Female, n (%) | 2735 (56) | 87 (54;140) | €253 (106;752) | 15 (4;38) |
Male, n (%) | 2148 (44) | 57 (31;101) | €150 (64;409) | 8 (1;25) |
groups, baseline, mean (sd) | 45 (12.8) | |||
17–20, n (%) | 301 (6) | 53 (29;93) | €100 (46;246) | 4 (1;14) |
21–30, n (%) | 399 (8) | 68 (40;112) | €201 (71;827) | 8 (1;21) |
31–40, n (%) | 918 (19) | 59 (34;101) | €162 (67;527) | 11 (2;32) |
41–50, n (%) | 1309 (27) | 68 (39;111) | €180 (77;486) | 13 (3;37) |
51–60, n (%) | 1389 (28) | 86 (49;138) | €231 (108;705) | 14 (3;36) |
61–65, n (%) | 567 (12) | 105 (69;163) | €312 (121;889) | 14 (4;37) |
Duration of pain(d) | ||||
No chronic pain, n (%) | 1669 (36) | 62 (36;103) | €165 (78; 512) | 7 (1;22) |
Chronic pain (> 3 month), n (%) | 2941 (64) | 82 (46;137) | €219 (91;656) | 15 (4;39) |
Educational level(e) | ||||
Primary and lower secondary education, n (%) | 992 (20) | 75 (42;130) | €188 (78;535) | 9 (2;28) |
Upper secondary education or Skilled worker, n (%) | 2570 (53) | 76 (43;127) | €203 (86;628) | 13 (3;36) |
Bachelor/Master/Doctorial, n (%) | 1301 (27) | 70 (40;114) | €190 (87;620) | 10 (2;28) |
Comobidity | ||||
No cormorbidity, n (%) | 4638 (95) | 71 (41;119) | €181 (81;508) | 11 (2;31) |
Low level of comorbidity, n (%) | 137 (3) | 177 (102;274) | €1167 (451;2966) | 32 (10;75) |
High level of comorbidity, n (%) | 108 (2) | 149 (80;256) | €1318 (494;3080) | 15 (5;34) |
Big five personality traits(f) (range 0–16) | ||||
Neuroticism, mean (sd) | 6.5 (3.0) | |||
Extraversion, mean (sd) | 8.6 (3.1) | |||
Agreeableness, mean (sd) | 11.6 (2.2) | |||
Conscientiousness, mean (sd) | 10.7 (3.0) | |||
Openness, mean (sd) | 9.1 (3.1) | |||
Risk of depression (g) | ||||
Low, n (%) | 3982 (84) | 69 (40;116) | €181 (81;533) | 10 (2;30) |
High, n (%) | 772 (16) | 100 (56;174) | €315 (116;873) | 17 (5;45) |
Marital Status | ||||
Cohabitant with resident children, n (%) | 2267 (46) | 61 (36;105) | €158 (73;469) | 10 (2;29) |
Cohabitant without resident children, n (%) | 1726 (35) | 88 (51;149) | €257 (108;791) | 14 (3;36) |
Single with resident children, n (%) | 272 (6) | 80 (46;132) | €251 (96;658) | 12 (3;40) |
Single without resident children, n (%) | 618 (13) | 82 (42;135) | €196 (78;602) | 11 (2;30) |
Physical job exposure | ||||
Total kilograms lifted (lower body) (h) | ||||
< 1000 kg, n (%) | 3807 (87) | 71 (41;119) | €186 (82;576) | 11 (2;32) |
> 1000 kg, n (%) | 551 (13) | 68 (36;113) | €164 (73;444) | 11 (2;32) |
Total shoulder score (upper body) (i) | ||||
Low, n (%) | 3142 (72) | 74 (42;125) | €197 (86;626) | 11 (2;33) |
High, n (%) | 1220 (28) | 63 (36;105) | €161 (71;431) | 10 (2;29) |