Table 3 Associations between localized pain at baseline and re-employment at three-year follow-up
From: Musculoskeletal pain and re-employment among unemployed job seekers: a three-year follow-up study
Localized musculoskeletal pain | Re-employment at 3-year follow-up | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
OR (95 % CI) | ||||
Model Ia | Model IIb | Model IIIc | Multiple imputation modeld | |
Hands/upper extremity | ||||
None | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Mild | 0.84 (0.48–1.47) | 1.45 (0.76–2.73) | 1.40 (0.69–2.87) | 1.22 (0.67–2.20) |
Severe | 0.54 (0.28–1.02) | 0.63 (0.31–1.27) | 0.63 (0.28–1.38) | 0.54 (0.27–1.09) |
Neck/shoulder | ||||
None | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Mild | 0.93 (0.51–1.66) | 1.01 (0.52–1.94) | 0.87 (0.42–1.81) | 1.05 (0.50–2.23) |
Severe | 0.78 (0.41–1.49) | 0.72 (0.35–1.49) | 0.99 (0.44–2.24) | 0.72 (0.41–2.32) |
Low back | ||||
None | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Mild | 0.92 (0.53–1.60) | 1.11 (0.61–2.04) | 0.96 (0.48–1.90) | 1.07 (0.50–2.29) |
Severe | 0.41 (0.21–0.83) | 0.40 (0.18–0.88) | 0.37 (0.15–0.92) | 0.35 (0.16–0.78) |
Feet/lower extremity | ||||
None | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Mild | 0.73 (0.42–1.25) | 1.10 (0.60–2.01) | 1.20 (0.60–2.40) | 1.05 (0.48–2.29) |
Severe | 0.41 (0.20–0.82) | 0.46 (0.21–0.98) | 0.38 (0.15–0.93) | 0.51 (0.22–1.16) |