Table 1 Patient characteristics
Variables | DK cohort (n = 153) | UK cohort (n = 166) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pain site | ||||
Back | 45 | (29.4) | 47 | (28.3) |
Neck | 23 | (15.0) | 7 | (4.2) |
Upper extremity | 38 | (24.8) | 35 | (21.1) |
Lower extremity | 47 | (30.7) | 57 | (34.3) |
Other/unknown | – | – | 20 | (12.0) |
Gender | ||||
Woman | 97 | (63.4) | 92 | (55.4) |
Men | 56 | (36.6) | 74 | (45.6) |
Age | ||||
Years mean, (SD) | 50.4 | (13.8) | 53.7 | (15.7) |
Work status | ||||
Working | 96 | (62.8) | 94 | (56.6) |
Not working/Subsided job | 6 | (3.9) | 7 | (4.2) |
Not working/unemployed | 14 | (9.2) | 5 | (3.0) |
Retired | 26 | (17.0) | 52 | (31.1) |
On sick leave | 11 | (7.2) | 7 | (4.2) |
Unknown | – | – | 1 | (0.1) |
Duration of symptoms | ||||
≤ 3 months | 62 | (40.5) | 77 | (47.2) |
> 3 months | 91 | (59.4) | 66 | (39.8) |
Unknown | – | – | 23 | (13.9) |
Baseline score | ||||
MSK-HQ (0 to 56) mean, (SD) | 32.3 | (9.2) | 30.5 | (9.6) |
EQ-5D-5L index (−0.6 to 1.0) mean, (SD) | 0.69 | (0.16) | 0.55 | (0.25) |