Table 3.
Comorbidities + psychosomatic symptoms: differences between CLBP and CWP (n = 647)
| |
CLBP |
CWP |
p |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
|
|
Chi-square test |
Fisher’s exact test |
Welch’s t-test |
Mann-Whitney U-Test |
| Self-Administered Comorbidity Questionnaire (SACQ) | ||||||
|
Disease areas (problems) [no (%)] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| High blood pressure (n = 632) |
n = 472 |
n = 160 |
0.079 |
- |
- |
- |
| |
210 (44.5) |
84 (52.5) |
|
|
|
|
| Heart diseases (n = 611) |
n = 460 |
n = 151 |
0.489 |
- |
- |
- |
| |
57 (12.4) |
22 (14.6) |
|
|
|
|
| Asthma (n = 608) |
n = 458 |
n = 150 |
0.730 |
- |
- |
- |
| |
65 (14.2) |
23 (15.3) |
|
|
|
|
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (n = 594) |
n = 450 |
n = 144 |
0.862 |
- |
- |
- |
| |
46 (10.2) |
14 (9.7) |
|
|
|
|
| Ulcer or stomach diseases (n = 605) |
n = 455 |
n = 150 |
0.014 |
- |
- |
- |
| |
77 (16.9) |
39 (26.0) |
|
|
|
|
| Diabetes (n = 609) |
n = 462 |
n = 147 |
0.763 |
- |
- |
- |
| |
61 (13.2) |
18 (12.2) |
|
|
|
|
| High blood lipid level (n = 607) |
n = 454 |
n = 153 |
0.272 |
- |
- |
- |
| |
130 (28.6) |
51 (33.3) |
|
|
|
|
| Kidney diseases (n = 602) |
n = 454 |
n = 148 |
0.011 |
- |
- |
- |
| |
33 (7.3) |
21 (14.2) |
|
|
|
|
| Osteoarthitis, degenerative arthritis (n = 619) |
n = 462 |
n = 157 |
>0.001 |
- |
- |
- |
| |
192 (41.6) |
96 (61.1) |
|
|
|
|
| Rheumatoid arthritis (n = 591) |
n = 445 |
n = 146 |
0.005 |
- |
- |
- |
| |
48 (10.8) |
29 (19.9) |
|
|
|
|
| Osteoporosis (n = 597) |
n = 447 |
n = 150 |
0.454 |
- |
- |
- |
| |
44 (9.8) |
18 (12.0) |
|
|
|
|
| Cancer disease (n = 600) |
n = 453 |
n = 147 |
0.287 |
- |
- |
- |
| |
33 (7.3) |
7 (4.8) |
|
|
|
|
| Depression (n = 598) |
n = 456 |
n = 142 |
>0.001 |
- |
- |
- |
| |
84 (18.4) |
47 (33.1) |
|
|
|
|
| Other psychiatric diseases (n = 596) |
n = 449 |
n = 147 |
0.354 |
- |
- |
- |
| |
54 (12.0) |
22 (15.0) |
|
|
|
|
| Number of diagnosed problems [mean (SD)] |
n = 383 |
n = 118 |
|
|
|
|
| |
2.2 (1.9) |
2.9 (2.1) |
- |
- |
- |
0.001 |
| Number of treated problems [mean (SD)] |
n = 366 |
n = 107 |
|
|
|
|
| |
1.3 (1.5) |
1.8 (1.9) |
- |
- |
- |
0.026 |
| Summary score [mean (SD)] |
n = 331 |
n = 102 |
|
|
|
|
| |
3.5 (3.6) |
5.0 (4.6) |
- |
- |
0.003 |
- |
| Symptom Checklist-90-R |
n = 430 |
n = 143 |
|
|
|
|
| Summation of all items [mean (SD)] |
10.0 (5.9) |
15.0 (7.6) |
- |
- |
>0.001 |
- |
| Mean of all items [mean (SD)] |
0.8 (0.5) |
1.3 (0.6) |
- |
- |
>0.001 |
- |
| Number of symptoms [mean (SD)] | 5.6 (2.8) | 7.8 (3.0) | - | - | >0.001 | - |