Table 1.
Informants’ characteristics.
| Characteristics | Mean (range) or n (%) | |
| Age in years, mean (range) | 45 (27-60) | |
| Woman, n (%) | 15 (79) | |
| Married or cohabit, n (%) | 18 (95) | |
| Children in the household, n (%) | 9 (47) | |
| Education levela , n (%) |
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Elementary | 2 (11) |
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Secondary | 12 (63) |
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University | 5 (26) |
| Working condition, n (%) |
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Permanent or self-employed | 12 (63) |
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Temporary employment | 3 (16) |
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Unemployed | 3 (16) |
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Social benefits | 1 (5) |
| Workingb, n (%) | 13 (68) | |
| Pain duration in months, mean (range) | 90 (5-156) | |
| Pain intensity last 7 daysc, mean (range) | 67 (45-90) | |
| ÖMPSQd, mean (range) | 130 (90-158) | |
aElementary equals the first 9 years of education, secondary the following 3 years of education, and university represents all further education.
bWorking at least 25% of a full time job or searching for work at time for baseline.
cThe visual analogue scale. Score between 0 (no pain) to 100 (worst imaginable pain).
dThe Örebro musculoskeletal pain screening questionnaire. Maximum score 210. A score ≥90 indicate a moderate estimated risk for long-lasting pain and future disability, and ≥105 indicates a higher estimated risk.