Table 2 Descriptive statistics. Description of selected covariates collected from questionnaires to the multi-center cohort and Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV) data (n=1145)
Characteristic | Total number (%) |
|---|---|
or mean (sd) | |
Age | 45.7 (9.1) |
Gender | |
Female | 798 (70 %) |
Male | 347 (30 %) |
Marital status | |
Not married | 345 (30 %) |
Married | 716 (63 %) |
Not answered | 84 (7 %) |
College or university education | |
No | 743 (65 %) |
Yes | 309 (27 %) |
Not answered | 93 (8 %) |
Type of work | |
Manual labour | 222 (19 %) |
Office or administration | 174 (15 %) |
Educational | 142 (12 %) |
Health and social services | 247 (22 %) |
Service work | 165 (14 %) |
Not answered | 195 (17 %) |
Income above NOK 300’ | |
No | 641 (56 %) |
Yes | 379 (33 %) |
Not answered | 125 (11 %) |
Cooperation agreement on a more inclusive working life | |
No or do not know | 285 (25 %) |
Yes | 635 (55 %) |
Not answered | 225 (20 %) |
Working ability score when entering rehab | |
Score 1-3 (high to medium ability) | 435 (38 %) |
Score 4 | 438 (38 %) |
Score 5 (low ability) | 272 (24 %) |
Diagnosis group at baseline | |
Musculoskeletal | 682 (60 %) |
Mental | 232 (20 %) |
Other | 231 (20 %) |