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Table 1 Characteristics of the family structure categories at 16 years, % (n)

From: Family structure and multisite musculoskeletal pain in adolescence: a Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986 study

 

‘Single-parent family’ (n = 780)

‘Reconstructed family’ (n = 457)

‘Two-parent family’ (n = 4,641)

All

(n = 5,878)

 

Variables

     

Sex

     

Boys

49 (379)

43 (197)

49 (2,272)

48 (2,848)

 

Girls

51 (401)

57 (260)

51 (2,369)

52 (3,030)

 

Mother’s educational level

     

Basic education

9 (66)

8 (37)

8 (379)

8 (482)

 

Upper secondary education

67 (524)

71 (325)

68 (3,126)

68 (3,975)

 

Tertiary education

12 (97)

9 (43)

13 (623)

13 (763)

 

Other or unfinished

12 (93)

11 (52)

11 (513)

11 (658)

 

Physical activity level

     

Inactive

38 (292)

41 (186)

34 (1,584)

35 (2,062)

 

Moderate active

27 (212)

25 (118)

27 (1,241)

27 (1,571)

 

Active

34 (266)

33 (150)

38 (1,779)

37 (2,195)

 

Missing

1 (10)

1 (3)

1 (37)

1 (50)

 

Smoking status

     

Non-smoker

73 (565)

71 (322)

86 (3,983)

83 (4,870)

 

One pack-year or less

14 (112)

14 (65)

9 (418)

10 (595)

 

Over one pack-year

13 (103)

15 (70)

5 (240)

7 (413)

 

Average sleeping duration

     

Recommended

71 (552)

71 (325)

79 (3,656)

77 (4,533)

 

Non-recommended

28 (218)

29 (131)

20 (949)

22 (1,298)

 

Missing

1 (10)

0 (1)

1 (36)

1 (47)

 

Emotional problems

     

Problem range

18 (142)

20 (90)

15 (671)

15 (903)

 

Normal range

82 (638)

80 (367)

85 (3,970)

85 (4,975)

 

Behavioral problems

     

Problem range

26 (200)

31 (140)

19 (874)

21 (1,214)

 

Normal range

74 (580)

69 (317)

81 (3,767)

79 (4,664)

 

Multisite MS pain

     

No

60 (469)

60 (273)

67 (3,122)

66 (3,864)

 

Yes

40 (311)

40 (184)

33 (1,519)

34 (2,014)

 
  1. Pack-year = 15 cigarettes smoked per day for a year.
  2. MS = musculoskeletal.