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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the participants

From: Validity and reliability of the Norwegian version of the Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire in people on sick leave

Mean (SD) or N (%)

Whole sample (n = 549)

Test–retest subgroup (n = 101)

Age (yrs.)

48.6 (10.7)

48.8 (10.4)

Gender (% Women)

309 (56.3)

57 (56.4)

Civil status (%)

 Married/cohabiting

426 (77.6)

76 (75.2)

 Single/divorced

75 (13.7)

25 (24.8)

Education (> 12 years) (%)

220 (40.1)

39 (38.6)

L-diagnosis (ICPC-2) (%)

 Lower limb (L13-17)

47 (8.6)

10 (10.0)

 Upper limb (L08-12, L92-93)

121 (22.0)

16 (16.0)

 Neck (L01, L83)

36 (6.7)

3 (3.0)

 Low back (L02-03, L70, L84-86)

107 (19.5)

21 (20.9)

 Joint disorders (L88-91)

54 (9.8)

14 (13.9)

 Injuries and trauma (L72-81, L96)

51 (9.3)

7 (7.0)

 Other MSK diagnoses (L05, L07, L18-20, L26-29, L71, L82, L87, L94-95, L97-99)

133 (24.2)

30 (29.7)

Self-perceived work ability (0–10), median (range)

3 (0–10)

3 (0–9)

Self-rated health status/ EQ-VAS (0–100), mean (SD)

52.0 (21.1)

45.8 (21.0)

Physical activity (MSK-HQ q15), median (range)

2 (0–7)

1 (0–7)

Sick days the last year, median (range)

37.8 (2.3–239.2)

59.6 (13.1–237.1)

MSK-HQ (0–56), mean (SD)

27.7 (8.2)

24.9 (8.3)

Keele STarT MSK (0–12), mean (SD)

7.0 (2.4)

7.9 (2.0)

ÖMPSQ-SF (0–100), mean (SD)

55.4 (15.6)

61.8 (15.1)

iPCQ Q9 presenteeism (0–10), median (range)

5 (0–10)

5 (2–10)

EQ-5D-5L (− 0.59–1), median (range)

0.56 (− .35–1)

0.42 (− .35–.80)

  1. ICPC-2 = International Classification of Primary Care, 2nd edition; MSK-HQ = Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire; ÖMPSQ-SF = Ôrebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire short form; iPCQ = iMTA Productivity Cost Questionnaire