Table 3.
Effect on working, BADL, IADL and QOL score by chronic pain
| Women | Men | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic pain (+) | Chronic pain (−) | Age-adjusted p value | Chronic pain (+) | Chronic pain (−) | Age-adjusted p value | |
| Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | |||
| Effect on working | ||||||
| No effect | 889 (85.4) | 4788 (92.8) | <0.001 | 565 (82.4) | 4052 (92.6) | <0.001 |
| Effect (+) | 152 (14.6) | 371 (7.2) | 121 (17.6) | 323 (7.4) | ||
| Job loss/leaving school | 43 (4.1) | 71 (1.4) | 36 (5.3) | 55 (1.3) | ||
| Absence from work or school | 34 (3.3) | 130 (2.5) | 42 (6.1) | 154 (3.5) | ||
| Changing job | 36 (3.5) | 54 (1.1) | 16 (2.3) | 37 (0.9) | ||
| Changing the content of work | 39 (3.8) | 116 (2.3) | 27 (3.9) | 77 (1.8) | ||
| Dependence in BADL | ||||||
| Bathing | 9/1064 (0.9) | 25/5251 (0.5) | 0.067 | 9/696 (1.3) | 30/4420 (0.7) | 0.027 |
| Dressing | 8/1064 (0.8) | 22/5254 (0.4) | 0.073 | 10/696 (1.4) | 23/4420 (0.5) | 0.001 |
| Using the toilet | 2/1064 (0.2) | 11/5254 (0.2) | 0.983 | 5/696 (0.7) | 7/4422 (0.2) | 0.003 |
| Getting into bed | 1/1062 (0.1) | 11/5240 (0.2) | 0.516 | 3/695 (0.4) | 7/4419 (0.2) | 0.08 |
| Incontinence | 9/1063 (0.9) | 21/5256 (0.4) | 0.018 | 8/697 (1.2) | 26/4421 (0.6) | 0.024 |
| Eating | 1/1062 (0.1) | 10/5255 (0.2) | 0.6 | 6/697 (0.9) | 11/4421 (0.3) | 0.003 |
| IADL | ||||||
| Lawton score | 7.79 ± 0.64 | 7.85 ± 0.60 | <0.001 | 4.86 ± 0.50 | 4.87 ± 0.43 | 0.115 |
| QOL | ||||||
| PF | 47.74 ± 12.98 | 51.14 ± 10.31 | <0.001 | 49.51 ± 11.60 | 52.73 ± 9.11 | <0.001 |
| RP | 45.50 ± 11.78 | 49.62 ± 9.85 | <0.001 | 47.94 ± 11.40 | 51.12 ± 9.18 | <0.001 |
| BP | 39.87 ± 6.72 | 47.96 ± 9.32 | <0.001 | 40.56 ± 6.98 | 50.29 ± 9.33 | <0.001 |
| GH | 46.40 ± 10.16 | 51.67 ± 9.74 | <0.001 | 46.03 ± 10.37 | 51.91 ± 9.94 | <0.001 |
| VT | 44.04 ± 10.23 | 49.76 ± 9.70 | <0.001 | 45.11 ± 10.50 | 51.20 ± 9.76 | <0.001 |
| SF | 46.29 ± 11.75 | 49.43 ± 10.53 | <0.001 | 48.61 ± 11.36 | 51.68 ± 9.21 | <0.001 |
| RE | 46.48 ± 11.63 | 49.63 ± 9.86 | <0.001 | 48.58 ± 11.01 | 51.34 ± 8.95 | <0.001 |
| MH | 46.83 ± 10.63 | 50.41 ± 9.49 | <0.001 | 47.66 ± 10.56 | 51.34 ± 9.38 | <0.001 |