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Table 3 Prevalence OR# of chronic musculoskeletal complaints (subdivided to chronic widespread and non-widespread MSCs) related to level of physical activity in HUNT 1 and HUNT 2

From: Physical inactivity is associated with chronic musculoskeletal complaints 11 years later: results from the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study

Activity level

Total

Chronic MSCs

Chronic widespread MSCs

Chronic non-widespread MSCs

 

39520

n

OR (CI)

n

OR (CI)

n

OR (CI)

Hunt 1-Hunt 2

       

Inactive-inactive

2058

1165

1.0 (ref.)

152

1.0 (ref.)

1013

1.0 (ref.)

Very low-very low

23671

12147

0.9 (0.8–0.9)

1507

0.8 (0.7–0.9)

10640

0.9 (0.8–1.0)

Low-low

2701

1285

0.9 (0.8–0.9)

165

0.8 (0.6–1.0)

1120

0.9 (0.8–1.0)

Medium-medium

925

385

0.8 (0.7–0.9)

31

0.5 (0.3–0.7)

354

0.8 (0.7–1.1)

High-high

558

229

0.7 (0.6–0.9)

36

0.9 (0.6–1.3)

193

0.7 (0.6–0.9)

Increased level

2342

1089

0.8 (0.7–0.9)

142

0.7 (0.6–0.9)

947

0.8 (0.7–0.9)

Decreased level

2227

1249

0.8 (0.7–0.9)

140

0.8 (0.6–1.1)

1109

1.0 (0.9–1.1)

Missing

5038

2674

0.8 (0.7–0.9)

145

0.4 (0.3–0.5)

2529

0.8 (0.7–0.9)

  1. #Adjusted for age, gender, body mass index, smoking and education.