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Table 1 Participant characteristics for the entire sample (N = 231)

From: Defining pain and interference recovery trajectories after acute non-catastrophic musculoskeletal trauma through growth mixture modeling

Variable (N = 231)

Proportion or Mean (SD, range)

Sex (% male)

54.9%

Age (years)

39.7 (13.8, 18 to 66)

Body Mass Index (kg/m2)

26.1 (5.4, 14.4 to 51.5)

Cause (%)

 Motor vehicle collision

50.5%

 Fall / Slip

14.2%

 Hit by person or object (not MVC)

9.4%

 Awkward lift or twist

8.0%

 Other

17.9%

Body Region Injured (%)1

 Neck

52.7%

 Shoulder

9.1%

 Elbow

3.6%

 Wrist or Hand

15.5%

 Lower Back

9.1%

 Hip

2.3%

 Knee

8.6%

 Foot or Ankle

16.4%

Employment (%)

 Full or Part-Time paid work

73.7%

 Off Work (temporary)

2.6%

 Not Employed for Pay

23.7%

Pain Interference (% of total score)2

37.6% (21.0%, 0 to 96)

Pain Severity (0–10 NRS)

4.6 (2.2, 0 to 10)

  1. 1: The total proportions will exceed 100% as participants were free to choose more than one body region
  2. 2: Disability, or functional interference was captured using the interference subscales of the Neck Disability Inventory or the Brief Pain Inventory and have been reported as a percentage of total scale score