Table 3 Odds ratios and confidence intervals for future traumatic musculoskeletal pain at 1-year follow-up by baseline predictive factors, using univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses (1113 preteens and early adolescents).
Variables | Traumatic musculoskeletal pain Univariate analysis | Traumatic musculoskeletal pain Multivariate analysis |
|---|---|---|
Age | Â | Â |
   9–10 years | Reference | Reference |
   11–13 years | 0.93 (0.51–1.71) | 0.64 (0.32–1.26) |
Sex | Â | Â |
   Males | Reference | Reference |
   Females | 0.78 (0.43–1.44) | 0.90 (0.45–1.81) |
Psychosomatic symptoms1 | Â | Â |
   Headache | 1.50 (0.76–3.00) | 1.22 (0.56–2.65) |
   Abdominal pain | 1.10 (0.42–2.84) | 0.85 (0.30–2.41) |
   Feeling sad or down | 1.25 (0.52–3.03) | 0.80 (0.30–2.14) |
   Difficulties in falling asleep | 1.75 (0.88–3.47) | 1.47 (0.67–3.24) |
   Day-time tiredness | 2.37 (1.27–4.45) | 2.97 (1.41–6.26) |
   Waking up during nights | 1.94 (0.91–4.15) | 1.64 (0.70–3.85) |
Hypermobility score° |  |  |
   Less than 6 | Reference | Reference |
   6 or more | 0.60 (0.14–2.52) | 0.70 (0.16–3.04) |
Frequency of physical exercise | Â | Â |
   0–2 | Reference | Reference |
   3–4 | 1.52 (0.73–3.16) | 1.80 (0.83–3.93) |
   5–7 | 3.10 (1.44–6.71) | 3.40 (1.39–8.31) |