MSP trajectories | |||||||
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Characteristics | All (N=868) | No MSP (n=309) | Persistent MSP (n=251) | Developing MSP (n=76) | Increasing MSP (n=132) | Decreasing MSP (n=100) | p Value* |
Age (years) | 0.828 | ||||||
<30 | 176 (20.4) | 68 (22.1) | 50 (20.1) | 15 (20.0) | 27 (20.4) | 16 (16.0) | |
30–39 | 225 (26.1) | 76 (24.7) | 61 (24.5) | 21 (28.0) | 37 (28.2) | 30 (30.0) | |
40–49 | 257 (29.8) | 92 (29.9) | 70 (28.1) | 27 (36.0) | 38 (29.0) | 30 (30.0) | |
50+ | 205 (23.8) | 72 (23.4) | 68 (27.3) | 12 (16.0) | 29 (22.1) | 24 (24.0) | |
Gender | 0.011 | ||||||
Female | 601 (69.2) | 192 (62.1) | 189 (75.3) | 57 (75.0) | 94 (71.2) | 69 (69.0) | |
Male | 267 (30.8) | 117 (37.9) | 62 (24.7) | 19 (25.0) | 38 (28.8) | 31 (31.0) | |
Occupational task | <0.001 | ||||||
Blue-collar | 600 (69.4) | 174 (56.5) | 204 (81.9) | 55 (72.4) | 102 (77.3) | 65 (65.0) | |
White-collar | 265 (30.6) | 134 (43.5) | 45 (18.1) | 21 (27.6) | 30 (22.7) | 35 (35.0) | |
Multisite pain | <0.001 | ||||||
No pain | 233 (27.3) | 203 (67.0) | 0 | 30 (40.0) | 0 | 0 | |
1-site | 151 (17.7) | 100 (33.0) | 0 | 45 (60.0) | 0 | 6 (4.6) | |
2-site | 172 (20.1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 (52.0) | 121 (92.4) | |
3-site | 128 (15.0) | 0 | 83 (33.5) | 0 | 41 (41.8) | 4 (3.1) | |
4-site | 171 (20.0) | 0 | 165 (66.5) | 0 | 6 (6.1) | 0 | |
Work ability | <0.001 | ||||||
Good | 443 (51.2) | 205 (66.8) | 84 (33.5) | 42 (56.0) | 58 (43.9) | 54 (54.0) | |
Poor | 422 (48.8) | 102 (33.2) | 167 (66.5) | 33 (44.0) | 74 (56.1) | 46 (46.0) | |
Physical strain | <0.001 | ||||||
Low | 448 (51.7) | 223 (72.4) | 76 (30.3) | 40 (52.6) | 59 (44.7) | 50 (50.0) | |
High | 419 (48.3) | 85 (27.6) | 175 (69.7) | 36 (47.4) | 73 (55.3) | 50 (50.0) | |
Environmental factors | <0.001 | ||||||
Good | 445 (51.3) | 226 (73.1) | 75 (29.9) | 44 (57.9) | 52 (39.4) | 48 (48.5) | |
Poor | 422 (48.7) | 83 (26.9) | 176 (70.1) | 32 (42.1) | 80 (60.6) | 51 (51.5) | |
Repetitive movements | <0.001 | ||||||
Low | 550 (63.5) | 258 (83.8) | 102 (40.8) | 52 (68.4) | 76 (57.6) | 62 (62.0) | |
High | 316 (36.5) | 50 (16.2) | 148 (59.2) | 24 (31.6) | 56 (42.4) | 38 (38.0) | |
Awkward postures | <0.001 | ||||||
Low | 587 (67.9) | 271 (88.3) | 114 (45.6) | 57 (75.0) | 78 (59.1) | 67 (67.0) | |
High | 278 (32.1) | 36 (11.7) | 136 (54.4) | 19 (25.0) | 54 (40.9) | 33 (33.0) | |
Mental strain | 0.003 | ||||||
Low | 480 (55.7) | 210 (68.6) | 92 (36.8) | 46 (61.3) | 78 (59.5) | 54 (54.0) | |
High | 382 (44.3) | 96 (31.4) | 158 (63.2) | 29 (38.7) | 53 (40.5) | 46 (46.0) | |
Team spirit | <0.001 | ||||||
Good | 453 (52.8) | 191 (63.0) | 108 (43.4) | 41 (54.7) | 65 (49.6) | 48 (48.0) | |
Poor | 405 (47.2) | 112 (37.0) | 141 (56.6) | 34 (45.3) | 66 (50.4) | 52 (52.0) | |
Leadership | <0.001 | ||||||
Good | 451 (52.4) | 183 (59.8) | 104 (41.9) | 43 (57.3) | 64 (48.9) | 57 (57–0) | |
Poor | 409 (47.6) | 123 (40.2) | 144 (58.1) | 32 (42.7) | 67 (51.1) | 43 (43.0) | |
Possibility to influence | <0.001 | ||||||
Good | 376 (44.2) | 163 (53.6) | 81 (33.2) | 35 (46.7) | 51 (39.8) | 46 (46.5) | |
Poor | 474 (55.8) | 141 (46.4) | 163 (66.8) | 40 (53.3) | 77 (60.2) | 53 (53.5) |
*p Value derived from Pearson χ2 test.
MSP, musculoskeletal pain.