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Table 3 Descriptive statistics for the total group of individuals.

From: Analyzing musculoskeletal neck pain, measured as present pain and periods of pain, with three different regression models: a cohort study

 

Baseline values

Intra-individual variability

 

Mean (min; max)

Average individual sd

 

Women

Men

( sd of average sd)

Work/study time (h/week)

36 (0; 82)

35 (0; 98)

11.6 (8.06)

Physical activity (h/week)

4 (0; 40)

4 (0; 40)

2.0 (2.32)

 

%

%

Proportion of persons in same category all 3 years, %

Overweight

8

15

90

Breakfast regularly

85

79

83

Snuff use, non-smoking

2

10

96

Smoking

6

5

94

High work/study demands

  

43

   No too high demands

49

71

 

   High demands, not affecting home life

34

20

 

   High demands, affecting home life

17

9

 

High home life demands

3

6

88

Good superiors

95

93

87

Good colleagues

94

93

88

Computer use pattern

  

49

   No 4 h periods without a break (0)

66

48

 

   One 4 h period without a break (1)

12

15

 

   At least two 4 h periods without a break (2)

22

37

 

Asthma

8

7

96

Perceived stress

65

46

52

  1. Baseline values and variability within individuals over the years. Number of women at baseline: 579–586*, number of men at baseline: 538–540. The total number of respondents varied because of incomplete data.