Table 1 Mean (95% CI) values of self-perceived physical and mental health and risk for disability pension due to musculoskeletal disorders across baseline characteristics
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| Â | Total | PCS | MCS | Â | Â | Adjusted for gender and age | ||||
| Â | N | % | Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | N | % | HR | 95% CI |
HRQOL*, PCS †|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quartiles 3 and 4 (good health) | 7357 | 44.8 | 55.6 | 55.6–55.7 | 50.3 | 50.1–50.5 | 13 | 0.2 | 1.0 |  |
Quartile 2 | 3737 | 22.8 | 51.6 | 51.5–51.6 | 51.3 | 51.1–51.6 | 21 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 1.7– 6.6 |
Quartile 1 (poor health) | 3697 | 22.5 | 40.5 | 40.3–40.8 | 49.3 | 49.0–49.6 | 150 | 4.1 | 22.1 | 12.5–39.0 |
Missing | 1631 | 9.9 |  |  |  |  | 30 | 1.8 | 9.7 | 5.0–18.5 |
HRQOL*, MCS ‡ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quartiles 3 and 4 (good health) | 7162 | 43.6 | 51.0 | 50.9–51.2 | 56.3 | 56.3–56.4 | 69 | 1.0 | 1.0 |  |
Quartile 2 | 3953 | 24.1 | 50.9 | 50.6–51.1 | 50.9 | 50.8–50.9 | 44 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.8–1.6 |
Quartile 1 (poor health) | 3676 | 22.4 | 50.4 | 50.2–50.7 | 38.0 | 37.8–38.3 | 71 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.3–2.6 |
Missing | 1631 | 9.9 |  |  |  |  | 30 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.1–2.6 |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Men | 7934 | 48.3 | 51.3 | 51.1–51.4 | 51.0 | 50.8–51.2 | 47 | 0.6 | 1.0 |  |
Women | 8488 | 51.7 | 50.4 | 50.2–50.6 | 49.6 | 49.4–49.8 | 167 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 2.4–4.6 |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
University/university college ≥ 4 y. | 2837 | 17.4 | 52.1 | 51.9–52.4 | 49.8 | 49.5–50.1 | 10 | 0.4 | 1.0 |  |
University/university college < 4 y. | 3202 | 19.6 | 51.7 | 51.5–51.9 | 50.0 | 49.7–50.3 | 19 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.8–3.6 |
Secondary high school | 1638 | 10.0 | 51.1 | 50.8–51.5 | 50.1 | 49.7–50.5 | 18 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 1.4–6.5 |
Vocational school | 5954 | 36.5 | 50.5 | 50.3–50.7 | 50.9 | 50.6–51.1 | 92 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 2.2–8.2 |
Primary school (Grades 1–9) | 2686 | 16.5 | 49.0 | 48.6–49.3 | 50.1 | 49.7–50.5 | 73 | 2.7 | 7.1 | 3.7–13.8 |
Occupational class | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Administrative and professionals | 5527 | 33.7 | 51.9 | 51.7–52.0 | 50.5 | 50.3–50.7 | 27 | 0.5 | 1.0 |  |
Routine non-manual | 5295 | 32.3 | 50.9 | 50.7–51.1 | 49.8 | 49.5–50.0 | 69 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.1–2.7 |
Skilled manual | 3579 | 21.8 | 50.2 | 49.9–50.4 | 50.8 | 50.5–51.0 | 63 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 2.0–5.0 |
Unskilled manual | 1433 | 8.7 | 48.3 | 47.9–48.8 | 50.2 | 49.7–50.7 | 49 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 3.5–9.1 |
Primary industry | 576 | 3.5 | 50.6 | 50.0–51.2 | 50.5 | 49.7–51.2 | 6 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 0.9–5.3 |
Smoking | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Never smoker | 6103 | 37.2 | 51.3 | 51.2–51.5 | 50.8 | 50.6–51.0 | 51 | 0.8 | 1.0 |  |
Former smoker | 4555 | 27.8 | 51.1 | 50.9–51.3 | 50.7 | 50.5–51.0 | 46 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.8–1.8 |
Current smoker | 5721 | 34.9 | 50.1 | 50.0–50.3 | 49.4 | 49.2–49.7 | 117 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.8– 3.4 |
Physical activity per week | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
≥ 3 hours | 2261 | 13.8 | 52.2 | 51.9–52.5 | 51.6 | 51.2–51.9 | 21 | 0.9 | 1.0 |  |
1–2 hours | 4700 | 28.6 | 51.5 | 51.3–51.7 | 50.8 | 50.5–51.0 | 31 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4–1.1 |
< 1 hour | 4515 | 27.5 | 50.9 | 50.7–51.1 | 50.0 | 49.7–50.3 | 47 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.6–1.7 |
Zero hours | 4946 | 30.1 | 49.4 | 49.2–49.7 | 49.5 | 49.3–49.8 | 115 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.3–3.2 |
BMI | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Normal weight 18,5–24.9 | 8434 | 51.4 | 51.3 | 51.1–51.4 | 50.0 | 49.8–50.1 | 112 | 1.3 | 1.0 |  |
Overweight 25-30 | 6260 | 38.2 | 50.8 | 50.6–51.0 | 50.7 | 50.5–50.9 | 63 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.7–1.3 |
Obese >30 | 1705 | 10.4 | 48.8 | 48.4–49.2 | 50.5 | 50.1–51.0 | 36 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.3–2.8 |
Musculoskeletal pain sites | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
0 | 9434 | 57.4 | 53.6 | 53.5–53.6 | 51.3 | 51.1–51.5 | 21 | 0.2 | 1.0 |  |
1 | 1571 | 9.6 | 50.4 | 50.0–50.7 | 50.8 | 50.3–51.2 | 19 | 1.2 | 5.6 | 3.0–10.4 |
2 | 1587 | 9.7 | 48.9 | 48.5–49.3 | 49.8 | 49.3–50.3 | 17 | 1.1 | 4.6 | 2.4–8.8 |
≥3 | 3830 | 23.3 | 45.0 | 44.7–45.3 | 47.8 | 47.5–48.2 | 157 | 4.1 | 16.7 | 10.6–26.4 |