Table 2.
Associations between comorbidities at baseline and pain severity at baseline.
| Hand pain severity (NRS 0–10) Beta (95% CI) |
Overall bodily pain severity (NRS 0–10) Beta (95% CI) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Comorbidity index sum scorea | 0.61 (0.37, 0.85) | 0.60 (0.37, 0.87) |
| Individual comorbidities | ||
| Back pain | 0.98 (0.49, 1.48) | 1.07 (0.56, 1.58) |
| Hypertension | 0.76 (0.18, 1.33) | 0.39 (−0.22, 0.99) |
| Stomach ulcer/other abdominal disease | 0.60 (−0.08, 1.16) | 0.51 (−0.11, 1.14) |
| Depression | 0.99 (0.35, 1.64) | 0.75 (0.07, 1.42) |
| Lung disease | 0.26 (−0.45, 0.97) | 0.08 (−0.66, 0.81) |
| Heart disease | 0.69 (−0.10, 1.48) | 0.64 (−0.18, 1.45) |
| Anemia/other blood disease | −0.02 (−0.88, 0.85) | −0.20 (−1.09, 0.69) |
| Diabetes | 0.09 (−0.98, 1.17) | −0.43 (−1.54, 0.68) |
| Cancer | 1.00 (−0.05, 2.05) | 0.69 (−0.40, 1.78) |
| Liver disease | 1.23 (−0.38, 2.85) | 1.18 (−0.48, 2.85) |
| Kidney disease | 0.87 (−0.75, 2.48) | −0.64 (−2.31, 1.03) |
NRS = Numeric Rating Scale; CI = confidence interval.
∗∗Adjusted for age, sex, BMI, physical exercise and education; Bold indicates statistically significant associations.
a
Beta values (95% CI) per one SD (3.8).