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Table 2 Descriptive information on MPI-S subgroups

From: Using a psychosocial subgroup assignment to predict sickness absence in a working population with neck and back pain

 

MPI-S subgroups

  
 

ID

DYS

AC

  
 

n = 40

n = 21

n = 65

?2values

p -value

Back pain the past year, n (%)

   

2.68

0.262

   No

2 (5.0)

3 (14.3)

3 (4.6)

  

   Yes, once or several times

38 (95.0)

18 (85.7)

62 (95.4)

  

Neck pain the past year, n (%)

   

6.75

0.034*

   No

9 (22.5)

2 (9.5)

24 (36.9)

  

   Yes, once or several times

31 (77.5)

19 (90.5)

41 (63.1)

  

Mixed pain site the past year, n (%)

   

3.37

0.186

   No

11 (27.5)

5 (23.8)

27 (41.5)

  

   Yes, once or several times

29 (72.5)

16 (76.2)

38 (58.5)

  

Sickness absence due to neck/back pain, n (%)

   

4.55

0.103

   No

-

2 (9.5)

7 (10.8)

  

   Yes, once or several times

40 (100)

19 (90.5)

58 (89.2)

  
  1. The MPI-S software was used in the classification of the patient group to obtain the subgroups ID, DYS, and AC.
  2. * Significance test p < 0.05