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Table 2
Pain, disability, and work status of 969 participants immediately before onset of episode and at study entry, six weeks, three months, and 12 months. Figures are numbers (percentages) of participants
| Pre-episode | Study entry | 6 weeks | 3 months | 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pain: | |||||
| None | * | 0 | 382 (39.5) | 499 (51.5) | 556 (57.4) |
| Very mild | * | 22 (2.3) | 195 (20.0) | 158 (16.3) | 100 (10.3) |
| Mild | * | 85 (8.7) | 213 (22.0) | 153 (15.8) | 132 (13.6) |
| Moderate | * | 349 (36.0) | 128 (13.3) | 120 (12.4) | 128 (13.2) |
| Severe | * | 426 (44.0) | 34 (3.5) | 26 (2.7) | 23 (2.4) |
| Very severe | * | 87 (9.0) | 3 (0.3) | 0 | 5 (0.5) |
| Disability: | |||||
| Not at all | * | 59 (6.0) | 584 (60.3) | 691 (71.4) | 725 (74.8) |
| Little bit | * | 133 (13.7) | 188 (19.4) | 135 (13.9) | 110 (11.4) |
| Moderate | * | 215 (22.2) | 115 (11.9) | 89 (9.2) | 84 (8.7) |
| Quite a bit | * | 373 (38.6) | 53 (5.5) | 37 (3.8) | 22 (2.3) |
| Extreme | * | 189 (19.5) | 15 (1.5) | 4 (0.4) | 3 (0.2) |
| Work status: | |||||
| Employed: | |||||
| Full duties | 742 (76.6) | 461 (47.6) | 670 (69.1) | 696 (71.8) | 699 (72.2) |
| Selected duties | 27 (2.8) | 145 (15.0) | 75 (7.7) | 59 (6.1) | 40 (4.1) |
| Sick leave | 7 (0.7) | 159 (16.4) | 17 (1.8) | 12 (1.2) | 12 (1.2) |
| Maternity or long service leave | 17 (1.8) | 19 (2.0) | 10 (1.0) | 8 (0.8) | 7 (0.7) |
| Unemployed | 30 (3.1) | 36 (3.7) | 35 (3.6) | 33 (3.4) | 33 (3.4) |
| Not seeking paid employment, such as retired | 142 (14.7) | 145 (15.0) | 143 (14.9) | 143 (14.9) | 148 (15.3) |
| Other | 4 (0.3) | 4 (0.3) | 5 (0.5) | 5 (0.5) | 5 (0.5) |
| Missing data | 0 | 0 | 14 (1.4) | 13 (1.3) | 25 (2.6) |