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Table 6 When neck pain was present: Difference in the health outcomes when having versus not having additional pain sites

From: Simple neck pain questions used in surveys, evaluated in relation to health outcomes: a cohort study

Additional pain sites

No additional pain sites

Additional pain sites

Additional pain sites – No additional pain sites

 

Proportion (95% CI)

Proportion (95% CI)

Proportion diff

95% CI

Very good health

12

6

−6

−12.6; 0.3

 

(7.7; 18.4)

(3.7; 10.4)

  

Decreased general performance

15

33

18

9.8; 26.1

 

(11.2; 20.5)

(27.0; 40.3)

  
 

Mean

Mean

Mean diff

95 % CI

 

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

  

Sleep disturbance score

4.6

4.9

0.35

0.124; 0.571

 

(4.41; 4.78)

(4.75; 5.13)

  

Stress score a

3.7

3.8

0.11

−0.024; 0.235

 

(3.59; 3.79)

(3.68; 3.91)

  

Energy score a

3.9

3.9

−0.06

−0.140; 0.065

 

(3.85; 4.01)

(3.81; 3.98)

  
  1. Additional pain sites could be lower back and/or arms, hands. Nsubj = 496–498, Nobs = 834–982. For details of regression analysis see Additional file 1: Appendix.
  2. a Adjusted for gender.