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Table 1 The prevalence and percentages of individuals with low, medium and high levels of depressive symptoms across number of musculoskeletal pain locations at baseline with number of cases and incidence rates for long term sickness absence (LTSA)

From: Comorbid symptoms of depression and musculoskeletal pain and risk of long term sickness absence

Pain Location count

low depressive symptoms

medium depressive symptoms

high depressive symptoms

Total

0

91.4 (1598)

5.8 (102)

2.8 (48)

28.0(1748)

cases/incidence rates

166/.22

15/.33

12/.65

194/.24

Chi2 contribution

31.3

72.6

48.9

152.9

1

82.9 (1415)

11.2 (191)

5.9 (100)

27.3(1706)

cases/incidence rates

227/.36

29/.34

21/.52

277/.36

Chi2 contribution

2.6

5.5

4.6

12.6

2

73.7 (1340)

17.1 (311)

9.2 (168)

29.1(1819)

cases/incidence rates

242/.40

69/.56

31/.46

343/.42

Chi2 contribution

7.8

20.2

9.9

37.9

3

62.9 (612)

23.0 (224)

14.1 (137)

15.6(973)

cases/incidence rates

130/.48

45/.47

35/.62

212/.50

Chi2 contribution

33.7

70.0

62.5

166.2

Total

79.5 (4965)

13.3 (828)

7.25 (453)

6246

cases/incidence rates

791/.34

166/.46

105/.55

1070/.36

Chi2 contribution

75.3

168.3

125.9

369.5

  1. X2(6, N = 6246) = 369.52, p < 0.001
  2. Incidence rates are presented in cases pr 1,000,000 person days