Table 2.

Relation between self‐rated health and pain status

Pain status	AOR	95% CI	P value
Presence of pain (Ref = No pain)
Yes	3.99	3.82‐4.18	<.0001
Pain intensity (Most disturbing pain) (Ref = No pain)
Mild	2.54	2.36‐2.72	<.0001
Moderate	5.22	4.86‐5.61	<.0001
Severe	7.79	7.23‐8.40	<.0001
Average pain intensity (Ref = No pain)
Mild	3.15	2.95‐3.36	<.0001
Moderate	6.13	5.71‐6.57	<.0001
Severe	15.33	13.95‐16.85	<.0001
Pain localization (Ref = No pain)
Headache
1‐3 times a month	1.67	1.60‐1.74	<.0001
4‐10 times a month	4.44	4.20‐4.70	<.0001
11‐20 times a month	7.28	6.70‐7.92	<.0001
More than 20 times a month	7.86	7.05‐8.76	<.0001
Neck/Shoulder
1‐3 times a month	1.27	1.20‐1.34	<.0001
4‐10 times a month	2.20	2.08‐2.33	<.0001
11‐20 times a month	2.70	2.54‐2.89	<.0001
More than 20 times a month	4.12	3.92‐4.33	<.0001
Backache
1‐3 times a month	1.59	1.51‐1.67	<.0001
4‐10 times a month	2.55	2.42‐2.69	<.0001
11‐20 times a month	2.51	2.35‐2.69	<.0001
More than 20 times a month	3.86	3.66‐4.08	<.0001
Joint pain
1‐3 times a month	1.67	1.59‐1.75	<.0001
4‐10 times a month	3.58	3.35‐3.84	<.0001
11‐20 times a month	3.45	3.17‐3.75	<.0001
More than 20 times a month	3.34	3.13‐3.55	<.0001

Probability modelled is Self‐rated health = 'Poor'.

Abbreviation: AOR, adjusted odds ratio.