Table 2

Employment status stratified by pain or depressive disorder status in all study participants

Employment status n (%)
Work disabilityEmployedRetiredUnemployedHousewifeOtherTotal
Pain status
 No pain193 (11.4)2553 (35.6)564 (33.7)85 (29.8)193 (31.7)155 (36.3)3743 (31.5)
 Regional pain605 (35.7)3288 (45.8)769 (45.9)141 (49.5)264 (43.4)177 (41.5)5244 (44.2)
 Widespread pain899 (53.0)1339 (18.7)341 (20.4)59 (20.7)151 (24.8)95 (22.3)2884 (24.3)
Depression status
 No depressive disorder535 (31.5)5448 (75.9)1325 (79.2)185 (64.9)420 (69.1)308 (72.1)8221 (69.3)
 Depressive disorder1162 (68.5)1732 (24.1)349 (20.9)100 (35.1)188 (30.9)119 (27.9)3650 (30.8)
  • Housewife: housewife/work full time at home; unemployed: unemployed/seeking work; work disability: work disability due to ill health.