Age (years), Mean (SD)
|
41.2 (16.5)
|
36.5 (17.8)
|
0.006
|
41.8 (16.9)
|
36.5 (16.8)
|
0.001
|
42.7 (16.6)
|
36.5 (17.1)
|
<0.001
|
Marital status, No. (%)
| | |
0.001
| | |
0.068
| | |
0.002
|
Single
|
107 (35.7)
|
80 (53.7)
| |
100 (37.3)
|
87 (48.1)
| |
77 (33.9)
|
110 (49.5)
| |
Married/defacto
|
162 (54.0)
|
54 (36.2)
| |
140 (52.2)
|
76 (42.0)
| |
127 (55.9)
|
89 (40.1)
| |
Divorced/widowed
|
31 (10.3)
|
15 (10.1)
| |
28 (10.4)
|
18 (9.9)
| |
23 (10.1)
|
23 (10.4)
| |
Occupation skill levelb, No. (%)
| | |
0.029
| | |
0.180
| | |
0.023
|
Home duties/retired
|
22 (7.3)
|
17 (11.3)
| |
22 (8.1)
|
17 (9.4)
| |
19 (8.3)
|
20 (9.0)
| |
Managers/professionals
|
71 (23.6)
|
27 (17.9)
| |
66 (24.4)
|
32 (17.7)
| |
60 (26.1)
|
38 (17.1)
| |
Tradespersons
|
93 (30.9)
|
33 (21.9)
| |
81 (29.9)
|
45 (24.9)
| |
71 (30.9)
|
55 (24.8)
| |
Intermediate clerical
|
43 (14.3)
|
21 (13.9)
| |
35 (12.9)
|
29 (16.0)
| |
27 (11.7)
|
37 (16.7)
| |
Elementary related
|
72 (23.9)
|
53 (35.1)
| |
67 (24.7)
|
58 (32.0)
| |
53 (23.0)
|
72 (32.4)
| |
Work status before injury (working), No. (%)
|
233 (77.9)
|
101 (66.9)
|
0.011
|
210 (78.1)
|
124 (68.5)
|
0.023
|
182 (79.9)
|
152 (68.5)
|
0.006
|
Total yearly household incomecNo. (%)
| | |
0.018
| | |
0.080
| | |
0.153
|
≤$39,999
|
68 (24.5)
|
47 (35.1)
| |
64 (25.3)
|
51 (32.3)
| |
52 (24.1)
|
63 (32.3)
| |
$40,000-$79,999
|
89 (32.1)
|
47 (35.1)
| |
80 (31.6)
|
56 (35.4)
| |
73 (33.8)
|
63 (32.3)
| |
≥$80,000
|
120 (43.3)
|
40 (29.9)
| |
109 (43.1)
|
51 (32.3)
| |
91 (42.1)
|
69 (35.4)
| |
Smoking history, No. (%)
| | |
<0.001
| | |
0.020
| | |
0.008
|
Current smoker
|
64 (21.3)
|
61 (40.7)
| |
62 (23.0)
|
63 (35.0)
| |
49 (21.4)
|
76 (34.4)
| |
Ex-smoker
|
86 (28.7)
|
33 (22.0)
| |
76 (28.1)
|
43 (23.9)
| |
68 (29.7)
|
51 (23.1)
| |
Never smoked
|
150 (50.0)
|
56 (37.3)
| |
132 (48.9)
|
74 (41.1)
| |
112 (48.9)
|
94 (42.5)
| |
Medication use (current), No. (%)
|
89 (29.7)
|
32 (21.2)
|
0.055
|
85 (31.5)
|
36 (19.9)
|
0.006
|
73 (31.9)
|
48 (21.6)
|
0.014
|
Recovery expectations for usual activitiesd (days), No. (%)
| | |
0.072
| | |
0.899
| | |
0.367
|
≤90
|
184 (64.4)
|
83 (59.7)
| |
155 (60.5)
|
112 (66.7)
| |
131 (60.4)
|
136 (65.7)
| |
91-180
|
58 (20.4)
|
36 (25.9)
| |
58 (22.7)
|
36 (21.4)
| |
49 (22.6)
|
45 (21.7)
| |
181-365
|
34 (11.9)
|
11 (7.9)
| |
34 (13.3)
|
11 (6.5)
| |
31 (14.3)
|
14 (6.8)
| |
≥366
|
9 (3.2)
|
9 (6.5)
| |
9 (3.5)
|
9 (5.4)
| |
6 (2.8)
|
12 (5.8)
| |
Vehicle type, No. (%)
| | |
0.002
| | |
0.006
| | |
0.005
|
Motor vehicle
|
169 (56.1)
|
102 (67.5)
| |
155 (57.2)
|
116 (64.1)
| |
129 (56.1)
|
142 (64.0)
| |
Motorcycle
|
120 (39.9)
|
37 (24.5)
| |
107 (39.5)
|
50 (27.6)
| |
94 (40.9)
|
63 (28.4)
| |
Bicycle
|
12 (4.0)
|
12 (7.9)
| |
9 (3.3)
|
15 (8.3)
| |
7 (3.0)
|
17 (7.7)
| |