Studying the association between musculoskeletal disorders, quality of life and mental health. A primary care pilot study in rural Crete, Greece

Table 1 Associations between HRQL factors and MSD

Dependent variable	Independent variable	Beta	95% CI	P
Physical functioning	Age	-7.49	-11.92-3.06	0.001
	GHQ-28 score	-19.28	-27.21- -11.34	< 0.001
	Elbows pain	-30.53	-47.94- -13.12	0.001
	Low back pain	-19.87	-30.25- -9.49	< 0.001
Role limitations due to physical health problems	BMI	-8.21	-16.56-0.14	0.054
	GHQ-28 score	-23.33	-36.89- -9.78	0.001
	Hip pain	-26.70	-48.34- -5.05	0.016
Bodily pain	Age	7.21	1.77-12.64	0.010
	GHQ-28 score	8.71	0.51-16.91	0.038
	Hip pain	6.58	5.45-31.51	0.006
	Upper back pain	6.79	11.68-38.55	< 0.001
General health	Female Gender	6.38	2.41-10.35	0.002
Vitality	GHQ-28 score	-13.07	-19.39- -8.44	< 0.001
	Elbows pain	-12.56	-23.49- -1.62	0.025
Social functioning	GHQ-28 score	--3.71	-7.33- - 0.09	0.045
Role limitations due to emotional health problems	Female gender	-11.53	-23.04- -0.03	0.049
	GHQ-28 score	-19.97	-32.03 - -7.92	0.001
	Upper back pain	-29.49	-47.30- -11.68	0.001
Mental health	GHQ-28 score	-5.06	-8.91 - -1.208	< 0.001
DIMENSION PHYSICAL	GHQ-28 score	-9.53	-13.41- -5.66	< 0.001
	Neck pain	-8.00	-14.07- -1.93	0.010
DIMENSION MENTAL	GHQ-28 score	-8.50	-11.67- -5.32	< 0.001
	Upper back pain	-5.58	-10.47- -0.68	0.026

Multiple linear regression analysis of SF-36 mean scores and MSD during the previous 7-day period adjusted for age, gender, education level, cohabitation status, GHQ-28 scores and number of co-morbidities. Only the statistically significant correlations are presented.

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