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Table 5 Demographic data for participants without neck pain and participants with neck pain occurrence during the 5-day follow-up

From: Factors associated with headache and neck pain among telecommuters – a five days follow-up

 

Without neck pain during the follow-up

(n = 32)

(mean ± sd)

With at least one neck pain episode during the follow-up

(n = 77)

(mean ± sd)

Chi-square

(p-value)

T-test

or

Wilcoxon

(p-value)

Baseline variables

Gender (M: F: O)

14: 18: 0

25: 51: 1

0.455

Height (m)

1.69 ± 0.09

1.68 ± 0.09

0.622

Weight (kg)

71.92 ± 12.41

70.86 ± 16.43

0.316

BMI (kg/m2)

25.10 ± 3.45

24.91 ± 4.66

0.220

Age (years)

41.06 ± 12.49

35.56 ± 10.99

0.005

HIT-6 (/78)

45.19 ± 8.26

49.30 ± 9.56

0.003

NBQ (/70)

5.53 ± 6.02

15.68 ± 12.11

<  0.001

Baseline headache intensity

1.59 ± 2.08

2.47 ± 2.24

0.012

Baseline neck pain intensity

0.66 ± 1.31

2.99 ± 2.49

<  0.001

Baseline headache frequency

0.97 ± 1.51

1.88 ± 1.78

0.005

Baseline neck pain frequency

0.53 ± 1.37

3.22 ± 2.49

<  0.001

Home workstation

Yes (%) / No (%)

21.88 / 78.12

31.17 / 68.83

0.327

Baseline headset wearing

Yes (%) / No (%)

56.25 / 43.75

66.23 / 33.77

0.325

Follow-up variables

Follow-up headset wearing

Yes (%) / No (%)

50.00 / 50.00

63.64 / 36.36

0.186

Follow-up telecommuting hours

5.39 ± 2.24

5.35 ± 1.85

0.921*

Follow-up headset wearing hours

1.43 ± 2.38

1.35 ± 1.98

0.401

  1. M = male, F = female, O = other gender (not identifying as either male of female), BMI = body mass index, HIT-6 = 6-item headache impact test, NBQ = Neck Bournemouth Questionnaire, sd = standard deviation, * = t-test,  = Wilcoxon test