Table 3 Distribution of potential risk factors for CWP across study centres
ManchesterFlorenceLeuvenMalmoSantiagoLodzSzegedTartu
Beck Depression Inventory (band)
    1 (normal)329 (83.1)352 (82.4)369 (82.7)349 (88.6)319 (79.2)242 (60.7)332 (78.1)274 (65.4)
    2 (mild)46 (11.6)56 (13.1)48 (10.8)30 (7.6)49 (12.2)91 (22.8)61 (14.4)83 (19.8)
    3 (borderline)12 (3.0)11 (2.6)14 (3.1)6 (1.5)17 (4.2)32 (8.0)18 (4.2)27 (6.4)
    4 (moderate)7 (1.8)7 (1.6)12 (2.7)8 (2.0)14 (3.5)26 (6.5)10 (2.4)30 (7.2)
    5+6 (severe + extreme)2 (0.5)1 (0.2)3 (0.7)1 (0.3)4 (0.9)8 (2.0)4 (0.9)5 (1.2)
No of life events in past 12 months
    0199 (50.3)219 (50.6)211 (46.8)189 (47.6)185 (45.6)143 (35.1)193 (44.8)158 (36.8)
    1123 (31.1)128 (29.6)136 (30.2)120 (30.2)128 (31.5)111 (27.3)110 (25.5)127 (29.6)
    247 (11.9)57 (13.2)68 (15.1)63 (15.9)61 (15.0)67 (16.5)76 (17.6)85 (19.8)
    324 (6.1)22 (5.1)27 (6.0)16 (4.0)20 (4.9)40 (9.8)26 (6.0)27 (6.3)
    43 (0.8)7 (1.6)4 (0.9)7 (1.8)8 (2.0)27 (6.6)9 (2.1)18 (4.2)
    50 (0.0)0 (0.0)3 (0.7)1 (0.3)3 (0.7)14 (3.4)11 (2.6)10 (2.3)
    >50 (0.0)0 (0.0)2 (0.4)1 (0.3)1 (0.3)5 (1.2)6 (1.4)4 (0.9)
Reported morbidities
    None332 (57.3)232 (48.7)239 (53.2)304 (58.7)243 (45.9)132 (33.5)173 (41)266 (51.7)
    1151 (26.1)138 (29.0)115 (25.6)131 (25.3)141 (26.6)114 (28.9)126 (29.9)140 (27.2)
    271 (12.3)65 (13.7)62 (13.8)62 (12.0)86 (16.2)70 (17.8)62 (14.7)79 (15.3)
    321 (3.6)25 (5.3)25 (5.6)15 (2.9)46 (8.7)43 (10.9)33 (7.8)19 (3.7)
    43 (0.5)16 (3.4)5 (1.1)5 (1.0)7 (1.3)18 (4.6)19 (4.5)7 (1.4)
    >41 (0.2)0 (0.0)3 (0.7)1 (0.2)7 (1.3)17 (4.3)9 (2.1)4 (0.8)
  • CWP, chronic widespread pain.