| Variable | Frequency (n = 400) (%) | X2 | P-value | |
| Morbidity | ||||
| Multi-morbidity | Non-multi morbidity | |||
| Current health compared to 1 year |
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| Better | 8 (11.76) | 37 (11.14) | 4.814 | 0.307 |
| Good | 10 (14.71) | 80 (24.10 |
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| Equal | 17 (25.00) | 85 (25.60) |
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| Worse | 12 (17.65) | 61 (18.60) |
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| Much worse | 21 (30.88) | 69 (20.78) |
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| Role function |
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| Limited | 34 (50.00) | 158 (47.59) | 0.131 | 0.717 |
| Not limited | 34 (50.00) | 174 (52.41) |
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| General Health |
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| Poor health | 23 (33.82) | 129 (38.86) | 0.606 | 0.436 |
| Good Health | 45 (66.18) | 203 (61.14) |
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| Energy and Fatigue |
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| Have challenges during work | 33 (48.53) | 151 (45.48) | 0.211 | 0.646 |
| Have no challenge during work | 35 (51.47) | 181 (54.52) |
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| Emotional Problem |
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| Moderately severe | 12 (34.00) | 86 (37.90) | 9.299 | 0.054* |
| Not at all slightly | 24 (52.00) | 86 (37.90) |
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| Very severe | 7 (14.00) | 62 (24.20) |
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| Health Change |
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| Get worse | 50 (73.53) | 197 (59.34) | 4.812 | 0.028 |
| Excellent | 18 (26.47) | 135 (40.66) |
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| Pain |
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| Pain affects work | 43 (63.24) | 195 (58.73 | 0.474 | 0.491 |
| Pain does not affect work | 25 (36.76) | 137 (41.27) |
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| Social activity affected |
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| Always | 27 (39.71) | 126 (37.95) | 0.255 | 0.968 |
| Most of the time | 4 (5.88) | 16 (4.82) |
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| Sometime | 3 (4.41) | 16 (4.82) |
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| None of the time | 34 (50.00) | 174 (52.41) |
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