serial number
Q2 sex
Q5 age finished f/t education
Q49a) faintness or dizziness past 7 days
Q49b) chest or heart pain past 7 days
Q49c) nausea/upset stomach past 7 days
Q49d) breathlessness past 7 days
Q49e) numbness/tingling past 7 days
Q49f) weakness past 7 days
Q49g) hot or cold spells past 7 days
Q51b) days absent other illness in past yr
Country
Age (4grps)
Smoking status (3 cats)
Combined MS absence
Any absence for other illness in past yr
Low back pain in past month (recoded)
Neck pain in past month (recoded)
Shoulder pain in past month (recoded)
Elbow pain in past month (recoded)
Wrist/hand pain in past month (recoded)
Knee pain in past month (recoded)
Occupation
Occupational group
FUP: Q23a faintness or dizziness past 7 days
FUP: Q23b chest or heart pain past 7 days
FUP: Q23c nausea/upset stomach past 7 days
FUP: Q23d breathlessness past 7 days
FUP: Q23e numbness/tingling past 7 days
FUP: Q23f weakness past 7 days
FUP: Q23g hot or cold spells past 7 days
Follow-up time
RECODE of faint7 (Q49a) faintness or dizziness past 7 days )
RECODE of chestpn7 (Q49b) chest or heart pain past 7 days)
RECODE of nausea7 (Q49c) nausea/upset stomach past 7 days)
RECODE of breath7 (Q49d) breathlessness past 7 days)
RECODE of hotcold7 (Q49g) hot or cold spells past 7 days)
RECODE of weak7 (Q49f) weakness past 7 days)
RECODE of numb7 (Q49e) numbness/tingling past 7 days)
faint7_a chestpn7_a nausea7_a breath7_a hotcold7_a weak7_a numb7_a == 1
Language
Occupation (recoded)
Sickness absence for >5 days in the past 12 months for non-MS illness
Age left education
Any sickness absence (MS or non-MS)
Right wrist/hand pain
Right shoulder pain
Right elbow pain
Right knee pain
Left wrist/hand pain
Left shoulder pain
Left elbow pain
Left knee pain
Multisite pain (0-10)