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Table 2 Percentage of patients with restricted activity by each definition, overall and by participant characteristics (n = 150)

From: Restricted activity and persistent pain following motor vehicle collision among older adults: a multicenter prospective cohort study

 

% (95 % CI)

Characteristic

Decrease in PASE scorea

Self-reported bed rest

Self-reported cut down on activity

All patients

46.7 (38.9-54.6)

24.7 (18.5-32.1)

53.3 (45.4-61.1)

Age, years

 65 – 74

45.5 (36.1-55.3)

22.8 (15.6-31.9)

46.5 (37.1-56.3)e

  ≥ 75

49.0 (35.4-62.7)

28.6 (17.7-42.6)

67.3 (53.2-78.9)

Sex

 Male

40.4 (28.5-53.5)

24.6 (15.1-37.3)

52.6 (39.8-65.1)

 Female

50.5 (40.5-60.5)

24.7 (17.0-34.5)

53.8 (43.6-63.6)

Race

 White

45.3 (36.9-54.0)

25.8 (18.9-34.0)

50.8 (42.2-59.3)

 Black

54.5 (34.1-73.5)

18.2 (7.0-39.6)

68.2 (46.6-84.0)

Education

 No College

47.9 (38.0-57.9)

26.6 (18.7-36.4)

51.1 (41.1-61.0)

 College

43.6 (31.2-56.9)

20.0 (11.4-32.6)

56.4 (43.1-68.8)

Pre-MVC Activity

 1st quartile

13.9 (5.9-29.3)e

30.6 (17.8-47.2)

61.1 (44.6-75.4)

 2nd quartile

47.4 (32.3-63.0)

34.2 (21.0-50.4)

50.0 (34.6-65.4)

 3rd quartile

53.8 (38.3-68.6)

15.4 (7.1-30.3)

48.7 (33.6-64.0)

 4th quartile

70.0 (53.9-82.7)

18.9 (9.3-34.7)

54.1 (38.1-69.2)

Pre-MVC disabilityb

 Yes

36.0 (19.9-56.0)

40.0 (23.0-59.7)

52.0 (33.1-70.4)

 No

48.8 (40.2-57.5)

21.6 (15.2-29.7)

53.6 (44.8-62.1)

Pre-MVC pain ≥4

 Yes

49.1 (36.2-62.1)

32.7 (21.7-46.1)

56.4 (43.1-68.8)

 No

45.3 (35.6-55.3)

20.0 (13.1-29.2)

51.6 (41.6-61.4)

Sleep

  < 7 hours

47.1 (33.9-60.6)

29.4 (18.6-43.2)

52.9 (39.4-66.1)

  ≥ 7 hours

45.7 (36.0-55.9)

20.2 (13.3-29.5)

53.2 (43.1-63.0)

Pre-MVC depression

 Yes

50.0 (28.4-71.6)

44.4 (24.0-67.0)e

50.0 (28.4-71.6)

 No

46.2 (37.9-54.7)

22.0 (15.7-29.8)

53.8 (45.3-62.1)

Social Supportc

 Yes

41.7 (32.8-51.2)e

22.2 (15.4-31.0)

48.1 (38.9-57.5)e

 No

59.5 (44.3-73.1)

31.0 (18.9-46.3)

66.7 (51.3-79.2)

ED pain severity

 Mild (1–3)

45.2 (28.9-62.6)

9.7 (3.2-26.1)e

25.8 (13.5-43.7)e

 Moderate (4–6)

42.2 (28.8-56.9)

17.8 (9.1-31.7)

64.4 (49.6-76.9)

 Severe (7–10)

50.7 (39.1-62.3)

36.2 (25.8-48.1)

62.3 (50.4-72.9)

Damage to card

 None or Mild

66.7 (33.3-88.9)

33.3 (11.1-66.7)

55.6 (25.1-82.3)

 Moderate

59.5 (43.2-73.9)

27.0 (15.2-43.3)

56.8 (40.6-71.6)

 Severe

40.2 (31.2-50.0)

22.5 (15.5-31.7)

51.0 (41.4-60.5)

  1. a Defined as a ≥25 point decrease in Physical Activity Score for the Elderly (PASE) during the 6 weeks following ED visit
  2. b Defined as at least some difficulty with ≥1 Activity of Daily Living
  3. c Defined as a summary score ≥14 on 3 items from the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey
  4. d As reported by patient during ED interview, N = 161
  5. e p ≤0.05 for comparison of percentage of patients with restricted activity by patient subgroup
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