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. 2019 Oct 18;62(1):e12092. doi: 10.1002/1348-9585.12092

Table 3.

Relation between unhealthy days and pain

Pain status Physically unhealthy days Mentally unhealthy days Total unhealthy days Activity limitation
PE 95%CI P PE 95%CI P PE 95%CI P PE 95%CI P
Presence of pain                        
Yes 2.85 2.07‐3.63 <.0001 2.25 1.52‐2.99 <.0001 4.41 3.39‐5.42 <.0001 1.9 1.3‐2.50 <.0001
Pain intensity (Most disturbing pain)                        
Mild 0.99 0.10‐1.89 .030 0.40 −0.46‐1.26 .361 1.28 0.12‐2.44 .031 0.43 −0.27‐1.14 .225
Moderate 2.87 1.91‐3.82 <.0001 2.57 1.66‐3.49 <.0001 4.83 3.60‐6.07 <.0001 1.58 0.84‐2.33 <.0001
Severe 5.91 4.85‐6.97 <.0001 3.75 2.73‐4.77 <.0001 8.21 6.84‐9.58 <.0001 3.62 2.79‐4.45 <.0001
Average pain intensity                        
Mild 1.54 0.72‐2.37 .0002 0.91 0.13‐1.69 .023 2.29 1.22‐3.35 <.0001 0.83 0.19‐1.47 .011
Moderate 3.96 2.98‐4.94 <.0001 3.52 2.59‐4.45 <.0001 6.61 5.34‐7.88 <.0001 2.19 1.43‐2.95 <.0001
Severe 8.03 6.50‐9.57 <.0001 6.01 4.54‐7.47 <.0001 11.11 9.16‐13.07 <.0001 6.16 4.96‐7.35 <.0001
Headache                        
1‐3 times a month 0.94 0.15‐1.74 .021 0.96 0.22‐1.69 .011 1.87 0.86‐2.89 .000 0.42 −0.18‐1.02 .171
4‐10 times a month 2.67 1.51‐3.83 <.0001 3.17 2.11‐4.24 <.0001 5.42 3.94‐6.89 <.0001 2.23 1.36‐3.11 <.0001
11‐20 times a month 5.47 3.83‐7.11 <.0001 7.14 5.64‐8.65 <.0001 10.58 8.49‐12.67 <.0001 5.84 4.61‐7.06 <.0001
More than 20 times a month 6.32 4.22‐8.42 <.0001 6.95 5.00‐8.90 <.0001 9.88 7.21‐12.55 <.0001 5.80 4.20‐7.40 <.0001
Neck/Shoulder                        
1‐3 times a month −0.11 −1.11‐0.90 .838 0.37 −0.56‐1.31 .433 0.37 −0.93‐1.67 .574 0.18 −0.60‐0.95 .656
4‐10 times a month 0.86 −0.28‐2.01 .138 1.24 0.17‐2.31 .023 1.82 0.34‐3.30 .016 0.54 −0.34‐1.42 .232
11‐20 times a month 1.95 0.63‐3.27 .004 2.63 1.39‐3.86 <.0001 3.95 2.24‐5.65 <.0001 1.22 0.20‐2.24 .019
More than 20 times a month 3.03 2.05‐4.00 <.0001 3.32 2.40‐4.23 <.0001 5.38 4.12‐6.64 <.0001 2.46 1.71‐3.22 <.0001
Backache                        
1‐3 times a month 0.72 −0.20‐1.64 .1244 0.35 −0.51‐1.21 .423 1.14 −0.05‐2.32 .060 0.35 −0.36‐1.06 .339
4‐10 times a month 1.83 0.73‐2.93 .0011 2.23 1.21‐3.26 <.0001 3.49 2.08‐4.91 <.0001 1.14 0.28‐1.99 .009
11‐20 times a month 1.89 0.49‐3.30 .0083 1.62 0.32‐2.92 .015 3.77 1.96‐5.57 <.0001 0.88 −0.20‐1.96 .112
More than 20 times a month 3.46 2.37‐4.54 <.0001 4.05 3.04‐5.06 <.0001 6.54 5.14‐7.93 <.0001 2.27 1.43‐3.11 <.0001
Joint pain                        
1‐3 times a month 0.72 −0.28‐1.73 .157 0.64 −0.31‐1.60 .187 1.38 0.07‐2.69 .039 0.36 −0.41‐1.13 .362
4‐10 times a month 0.79 −0.65‐2.22 .283 2.13 0.77‐3.49 .002 2.97 1.09‐4.84 .002 0.91 −0.19‐2.02 .104
11‐20 times a month 3.93 2.21‐5.65 <.0001 3.80 2.13‐5.46 <.0001 7.45 5.21‐9.70 <.0001 1.56 0.21‐2.91 .024
More than 20 times a month 5.92 4.58‐7.27 <.0001 4.08 2.79‐5.36 <.0001 7.22 5.48‐8.97 <.0001 4.99 3.95‐6.03 <.0001

Reference category is "No pain."

Abbreviation: PE, parameter estimates; P, P value.