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Table 6 Presenting odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for CWP 18 years later. Model A includes age, gender, mental health, socio economy and number of sleep problems

From: Sleep problems and fatigue as predictors for the onset of chronic widespread pain over a 5- and 18-year perspective

 

Model A

Model A + fatigue

Model A + number of pain regions

Model A + number of pain regions and fatigue

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

No of sleep problems

 0

1

1

1

1

 1

1.82 (1.00–3.34)

1.73 (0.93–3.20)

1.57 (0.84–2.95)

1.57 (0.83–2.96)

 2

1.38 (0.65–2.91)

1.27 (0.59–2.71)

1.03 (0.48–2.22)

1.02 (0.47–2.23)

 3

2.44 (1.19–5.00)*

2.17 (1.03–4.56)*

1.78 (0.84–3.80)

1.75 (0.81–3.82)

 4

3.95 (1.90–8.20)**

3.33 (1.55–7.13)**

2.36 (1.06–5.23)*

2.29 (1.01–5.18)*

Fatiguea

 Low

 

1

 

1

 Intermediate

 

0.96 (0.51–1.79)

 

0.89 (0.47–1.67)

 High

 

1.79 (0.89–3.60)

 

1.13 (0.54–2.37)

Pain regions at baseline

 0

  

1

1

 1–2

  

2.83 (1.57–5.12)**

2.76 (1.52–5.02)**

 3–5

  

4.03 (2.20–7.37)**

3.84 (2.05–7.20)**

 > 6

  

8.63 (3.05–24.43)**

8.24 (2.88–23.63)**

Mental healthb

 Good

1

1

1

1

 Intermediate

1.22 (0.67–2.25)

1.15 (0.61–2.18)

1.21 (0.65–2.24)

1.21 (0.63–2.31)

 Poor

1.75 (0.92–3.13)

1.25 (0.59–2.66)

1.36 (0.70–2.63)

1.27 (0.59–2.72)

Socio economy (work)c

 High non-manual

1

1

1

1

 Ass non-manual

1.22 (0.61–2.47)

1.25 (0.62–2.54)

1.21 (0.58–2.49)

1.22 (0.59–2.53)

 Manual

1.49 (0.90–2.48)

1.50 (0.90–2.51)

1.40 (0.83–2.38)

1.41 (0.83–2.38)

 other

1.24 (0.56–2.77)

1.26 (0.56–2.83)

1.29 (0.56–3.00)

1.31 (0.56–3.04)

  1. aBased on scorings on SF-36 vitality scale [Low = 85–100; Intermediate = 70–84; High = 0–69]
  2. bBased on scorings on SF-36 Mental Health scale [Good = 93–100; Intermediate = 84–92; Poor = 0–83]; cClassified by occupation – intermediate/higher non-manual employees, Assistant non-manual employees, Manual workers and “others”
  3. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01