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. 2011 Mar;15(3):313–319. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2010.07.008

Table 4.

Cumulative effects of risk factors on poor outcome by domain.a

Baseline risk factor CPG grades I–III at 12 months (%) CPG grade IVb at 12 months (%) Adjusted RR Adjusted PAF (%)
Symptom severity
Neither high pain nor functional disability 57 9 1.00
High pain only 22 17 3.10 11.8
High functional disability only 6 1 1.43 0.4
High pain and functional disability 15 72 6.90 62.0



Total 74.2



Widespread pain
Neither leg nor upper body pain 13 1 1.00
Leg pain only 17 7 1.91 3.5
Upper body pain only 25 13 3.06 8.8
Leg and upper body pain 45 78 3.75 57.4



Total 69.6



Pain affect
Neither anxious nor depressed 67 20 1.00
Anxious only 16 23 1.80 10.3
Depressed only 6 9 1.47 2.8
Anxious and depressed 12 48 2.34 27.4



Total 40.4



Pain cognitions
Not catastrophising nor fear-avoidance 69 32 1.00
Catastrophising only 11 29 1.24 5.7
Fear-avoidance only 11 3 0.46 −3.4
Catastrophising and fear-avoidance 8 36 1.40 10.4



Total 12.7
a

For domains with more than two risk factors.

b

Defined as poor outcome.