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Table 2 Results for categories in HADS anxiety, HADS depression, IPAQ, and CMP for boys and girls at baseline and at follow-up. Results were analyzed with Chi2 test and are presented as n (%)

From: Worse health status, sleeping problems, and anxiety in 16-year-old students are associated with chronic musculoskeletal pain at three-year follow-up

 

Baseline

Follow-up

Boys n (%)

Girls n (%)

Boys vs. girls p-value

Boys n (%)

Girls n (%)

Boys vs. girls p-value

HADS anxiety

(n = 87)

(n = 169)

 

(n = 56)

(n = 118)

 

 Non-cases

73 (83.9%)

94 (55.6%)

 

35 (62.5%)

61 (51.7%)

 

 Possible cases

8 (9.2%)

47 (27.8%)

<  0.001

12 (21.4%)

38 (32.2%)

0.311

 Probable cases

6 (6.9%)

28 (16.6%)

 

9 (16.1%)

19 (16.1%)

 

HADS depression

(n = 87)

(n = 169)

 

(n = 55)

(n = 118)

 

 Non-cases

79 (90.8%)

148 (87.6%)

 

49 (89.1%)

107 (90.7%)

 

 Possible cases

7 (8.0%)

18 (10.7%)

a

3 (5.5%)

7 (5.9%)

a

 Probable cases

1 (1.1%)

3 (1.8%)

 

3 (5.5%)

4 (3.4%)

 

IPAQ

(n = 87)

(n = 167)

 

(n = 55)

(n = 118)

 

 Low

6 (6.9%)

31 (18.6%)

 

3 (5.5%)

20 (16.9%)

 

 Moderate

14 (16.1%)

54 (32.3%)

<  0.001

5 (9.1%)

43 (36.4%)

<  0.001

 High

67 (77.0%)

82 (49.1%)

 

47 (85.5%)

55 (46.6%)

 

CMP

(n = 79)

(n = 142)

 

(n = 52)

(n = 102)

 

 No

64 (81.0%)

150 (73.9%)

0.235

42 (80.8%)

73 (71.6%)

0.214

 Yes

15 (19.0%)

37 (26.1%)

10 (19.2%)

29 (28.4%)

  1. aFor HADS depression, it was not possible to use the Chi2 test due to the small groups