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Table 4 Stratified analysis for each age group

From: Musculoskeletal pain and new-onset poor physical function in elderly survivors of a natural disaster: a longitudinal study after the great East Japan earthquake

 

Number of musculoskeletal pain sites

total

0

1

≥ 2

P for trend

Age < 75

 

 Participants

456

305

68

83

 

 New-onset poor physical function, n (%)

48 (10.5)

21 (6.9)

11 (16.2)

16 (19.3)

 

 Crude OR (95% CI)

 

1

2.61 (1.19–5.71)

3.23 (1.60–6.52)

0.002

 Adjusted OR (95% CI)

 

1

2.63 (1.04–6.63)

2.74 (1.16–6.48)

0.031

Age ≥ 75

 Participants

291

184

58

49

 

 New-onset poor physical function, n (%)

63 (21.6)

33 (17.9)

11 (19.0)

19 (38.8)

 

 Crude OR (95% CI)

 

1

1.07 (0.50–2.28)

2.90 (1.46–5.76)

0.008

 Adjusted OR (95% CI)

 

1

1.06 (0.40–2.81)

2.99 (1.28–6.96)

0.029