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Table 1 Demographic data

From: Headache and musculoskeletal complaints among subjects with self reported whiplash injury. The HUNT-2 study

 

No MSC or HA

HA-no MSC

MSC-no HA

MSC and HA

Total number

17524

8096

11195

10080

Age (mean, SD)

48.7 (17.6)

40.8 (13.7)

56.0 (15.6)

47.6 (14.0)

Gender, female %

44.3

63.3

48.6

67.1

Years of education >12 years (%)

23.7

27.4

15.4

18.3

Current smokers (%)

24.6

28.1

28.3

33.8

Analgesic use (%)*

1.4

5.3

11.7

22.1

HADS anxiety score >8 (%)

HADS depression score >8 (%)

4.6

3.7

9.6

4.8

9.6

8.1

19.9

11.5

Alcohol abstainers (%)

11.0

8.2

13.3

11.7

BMI >25 (%)

57.9

52.6

66.1

60.8

High physical activity (%)**

14.6

11.7

10.3

9.6

  1. HA = Headache, MSC = Musculoskeletal complaints
  2. *Analagesic use daily or almost daily
  3. **≥ 3 hours/week with hard physical activity.