Variables | Categories | N | Cases n (%) | N | Controls n (%) | p Value* | Adjusted p value† |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Own health assessment | Bad/very bad | 306 | 30 (9.8) | 351 | 13 (3.7) | 0.002 | 0.13 |
How often experienced pain other than in the lower limbs? | ≥Every week | 295 | 140 (47.5) | 343 | 111 (32.4) | <0.001 | 0.040 |
Hypertension‡ | Yes | 281 | 19 (6.8) | 340 | 17 (5.0) | 0.35 | 0.95 |
Allergy‡ | Yes | 289 | 94 (32.5) | 341 | 115 (33.7) | 0.75 | 0.88 |
Lung diseases‡ | Yes | 284 | 14 (4.9) | 339 | 11 (3.2) | 0.29 | 0.27 |
Kidney/urinary problems‡ | Yes | 282 | 31 (9.1) | 340 | 26 (9.2) | 0.97 | 0.42 |
Metabolic diseases‡ | Yes | 279 | 13 (4.7) | 339 | 19 (5.6) | 0.60 | 0.45 |
Constipation‡ | Yes | 282 | 35 (12.4) | 340 | 21 (6.2) | 0.007 | 0.084 |
Skin problems‡ | Yes | 281 | 33 (11.7) | 337 | 27 (8.9) | 0.12 | 0.11 |
Headache/Migraine‡ | Yes | 290 | 143 (49.3) | 347 | 153 (44.1) | 0.19 | 0.81 |
Psychiatric problems‡ | Yes | 281 | 38 (13.5) | 337 | 33 (9.8) | 0.15 | 1.0 |
Muscle skeletal problems‡ | Yes | 282 | 40 (14.2) | 334 | 22 (6.6) | 0.002 | 0.025 |
Use of analgesic drugs‡ | ≥Every week | 303 | 43 (14.2) | 346 | 30 (8.7) | 0.028 | 0.39 |
Use of antidepressants‡ | ≥Every week | 296 | 16 (5.4) | 347 | 13 (3.7) | 0.31 | 0.95 |
Use of asthma medication‡ | ≥Every week | 296 | 14 (4.7) | 349 | 11 (3.2) | 0.30 | 0.79 |
Use of allergy medicine‡ | ≥Every week | 295 | 46 (15.6) | 348 | 46 (13.2) | 0.39 | 0.29 |
Use of dietary supplement‡ | ≥Every week | 302 | 157 (52.0) | 349 | 236 (67.6) | <0.001 | 0.012 |
Use of anticoagulants‡ | Every day | 296 | 44 (14.9) | 347 | 4 (1.2) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Physically worn out after a day's work | Often/always | 290 | 121 (41.7) | 331 | 82 (24.8) | <0.001 | 0.010 |
Mentally worn out after a day's work | Often/always | 302 | 173 (57.3) | 347 | 199 (57.3) | 1.0 | 0.41 |
Sick leave‡ | ≥2 weeks | 288 | 94 (32.6) | 333 | 79 (23.7) | 0.014 | 0.25 |
*Wald test.
†Adjusted for possible confounders (age, education, employment, household income, body mass index and smoking).
‡The last 12 months.