Prevalence of musculoskeletal (MS) pain by Carstairs Index in respondents (%)
| Carstairs Index | χ2 | p Value | χ2 test for trend | p Value | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6/7 | |||||||
| Any MS pain | 48.2 | 50.0 | 52.9 | 56.9 | 55.7 | 12.25 | <0.05 | 11.46 | <0.001 | ||
| Back | 17.6 | 19.3 | 24.7 | 26.9 | 24.3 | 20.85 | <0.001 | 14.13 | <0.001 | ||
| Neck | 15.7 | 18.6 | 15.4 | 17.7 | 20.8 | ||||||
| Shoulder | 16.0 | 17.5 | 19.2 | 17.9 | 20.3 | ||||||
| Elbow | 5.6 | 5.9 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 8.4 | ||||||
| Hand | 12.3 | 13.9 | 14.7 | 15.7 | 13.8 | ||||||
| Hip | 8.7 | 10.6 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 10.8 | 12.38 | <0.05 | 4.45 | <0.05 | ||
| Knee | 19.0 | 23.1 | 24.8 | 25.1 | 26.5 | 7.38 | >0.05 | 5.73 | <0.05 | ||
| Most joints | 7.6 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 6.36 | >0.05 | 5.75 | <0.05 | ||
| ⩾3 joint areas | 15.4 | 19.4 | 20.8 | 20.9 | 24.3 | 9.63 | <0.05 | 7.58 | <0.05 | ||
These figures are not adjusted for age/sex. There was a very similar distribution of Carstairs for each age/sex band.