Table 2 Individual characteristics of participants by baseline musculoskeletal pain and re-employment at three-year follow-up

Age (years)

0.079

0.410

0.420

0.605

0.001

 18–29

54.5

25.8

43.3

53.0

67.6

 30–44

46.3

30.3

44.4

49.6

59.1

 45–59

37.5

27.4

35.3

40.3

38.8

Gender

0.819

0.001

0.286

0.342

0.222

 Male

44.8

42.4

47.6

41.4

49.4

 Female

45.3

20.7

37.7

50.3

57.2

Educational attainment

0.098

0.001

0.167

0.119

0.051

 No occupational educ.

40.9

25.8

38.8

44.3

46.2

 Vocational educ.

43.6

24.3

36.8

45.5

56.7

 College/university

54.0

35.9

54.8

58.1

65.6

Marital status

0.023

0.702

0.957

0.174

0.046

 Single

38.0

27.5

42.3

39.2

48.8

 Married/cohabiting

50.3

26.5

39.4

53.1

60.6

 Widowed/divorced

35.7

34.6

46.2

37.0

40.0

Duration of unemployment

0.970

0.081

0.616

0.745

0.093

 Less than one year

45.2

24.2

39.4

47.2

58.4

 More than one year

44.4

35.2

43.5

47.2

47.9

Participation in CHC

0.645

0.898

0.124

0.163

0.929

 Intervention group

43.0

26.3

38.8

40.9

54.6

 Control group

46.4

28.8

41.4

52.0

55.2

Alcohol use

0.692

0.363

0.432

0.456

0.879

 Never/less often

48.1

25.7

45.6

43.4

53.1

 2–4 times/month

43.8

25.4

34.5

46.7

56.3

 2 or more times/week

40.5

39.5

46.3

58.5

55.8

Smoker

0.819

0.965

0.442

0.028

0.679

 No

43.9

27.2

38.0

44.8

55.9

 Yes

46.6

28.7

45.4

51.0

53.3

Physical activity

0.128

0.068

0.016

0.047

0.774

 Much

55.4

35.6

53.6

55.3

54.9

 Moderate

41.8

24.3

36.4

50.7

58.6

Not at all/only a little

39.0

20.0

32.3

36.5

53.2

Somatic diseases

0.006

0.057

0.002

0.001

0.118

 No

52.8

32.7

50.0

54.5

58.8

 Yes

32.7

19.2

29.3

35.2

49.1

Depression

0.059

0.063

0.220

0.007

0.082

 No

47.1

29.3

43.0

49.8

56.9

 Yes

17.6

17.6

23.5

17.6

35.3