Table 3.

Medical comorbidities by neck and shoulder symptoms

	NECK			SHOULDER
	None (n=1297)	Mild (n=154)	Mod/Severe (n=187)	None (n=1253)	Mild (n=189)	Mod/Severe (n=230)
Lung Problems (%)	16.1	28.8	38.3	16.3	21.3	37.2
OR*	referent	2.0 (1.3, 2.9)	3.0 (2.1, 4.1)	referent	1.3 (0.9, 2.0)	2.9 (2.1, 3.9)
OR†	referent	1.6 (1.1, 2.4)	2.4 (1.7, 3.4)	referent	1.1 (0.7, 1.6)	2.1 (1.5, 3.0)
Cardiovascular Problems (%)	37.7	52.1	45.4	36.6	42.1	54.9
OR*	referent	1.8 (1.3, 2.7)	1.5 (1.1, 2.0)	referent	1.2 (0.9, 1.7)	2.2 (1.6, 3.0)
OR†	referent	1.6 (1.1, 2.3)	1.2 (0.8, 1.7)	referent	1.0 (0.7, 1.4)	1.8 (1.3, 2.5)
Cancer (%)	16.8	21.2	24.6	17.1	19.7	22.6
OR*	referent	1.3 (0.8, 2.0)	1.6 (1.1, 2.3)	referent	1.1 (0.8, 1.7)	1.4 (1.0, 2.0)
OR†	referent	1.3 (0.8, 1.9)	1.5 (1.0, 2.2)	referent	1.2 (0.8, 1.7)	1.3 (0.9, 1.9)
Musculoskeletal Problems (%)	31.1	52.1	55.2	30.3	46.5	56.2
OR*	referent	2.4 (1.7, 3.4)	2.7 (1.9, 3.7)	referent	1.2 (0.9, 1.7)	2.2 (1.6, 3.0)
OR†	referent	2.1 (1.5, 3.0)	2.4 (1.7, 3.3)	referent	1.8 (1.3, 2.5)	2.5 (1.8, 3.3)
Diabetes Mellitus (%)	23.0	31.5	24.6	21.1	34.4	31.0
OR*	referent	1.6 (1.1, 2.3)	1.0 (0.7, 1.5)	referent	1.9 (1.3, 2.7)	1.6 (1.1, 2.2)
OR†	referent	1.3 (0.9, 1.9)	0.8 (0.6, 1.3)	referent	1.7 (1.2, 2.5)	1.2 (0.9, 1.8)
Depression (CESD ≥16, %)	9.1	12.4	28.0	7.7	20.3	24.9
OR*	referent	1.4 (0.9, 2.4)	3.9 (2.6, 5.7)	referent	3.2 (2.1, 4.9)	4.0 (2.7, 5.8)
OR†	referent	1.1 (0.6, 1.9)	3.3 (2.2, 4.9)	referent	2.8 (1.8, 4.3)	3.3 (2.2, 4.9)

^*Odds ratios adjusted for age, BMI, gender, race, where the medical condition is the independent variable and neck/shoulder symptoms are the dependent (outcome) variable

^†Odds ratios adjusted for age, BMI, gender, race, all other medical comorbidities, and CES-D.

For lung (bronchitis, emphysema, and lung trouble), cardiovascular (stroke, heart attack, heart trouble, circulation problems), and other musculoskeletal (fibrositis, gout, tendonitis) comorbidities, n=1640; diabetes, n=1639; CESD, n=1636; n for neck symptoms=1638; n for shoulder symptoms=1672