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Table 6 IEQ and psychosocial factors, dichotomous variables: Mann Whitney test, other variables: Kruskal Wallis test

From: Perceived injustice in patients with chronic pain

 

IEQ total

IEQ blame

IEQ severity

Occupational status

Employed

21.0 (15.0–29.0)

7.0 (3.0–12.0)

15.0 (10.0–18.0)

Unemployed

25.0 (19.0–36.25)

9.5 (5.75–14.5)

15.0 (12.0–19.25)

Retired

25.5 (16.75–30.0)

9.0 (5.75–15.0)

16.0 (11.75–18.0)

Disability pension

27.0 (18.25–33.5)

10.5 (3.75–15.25

16.0 (13.75–19.25)

p = 0.151

p = 0.185

p = 0.291

Work leave

Yes 24.5 (17.0–33.00)

No 20.0 (14.0–27.0)

p = 0.010

Yes 9.5 (4.0–15.0)

No 6.0 (2.75–12.0)

p = 0.006

Yes 16.0 (11.0–19.0)

No 13.0 (10.0–17.0)

p = 0.0438

Pension application

Yes 28.0 (24.0–38.75)

No 29.0 (17.0–29.0)

p = 0.022

Yes 11.5 (8.25–16.75)

No 8.00(4.0–13.0)

p = 0.024

Yes 18.0 (14.25–28.0)

No 15.0 (12.0–1.0)

p = 0.031

Professional education

Academic

17.0 (12.0–26.0)

6.0 (3.0–11.0)

12.0 (9.0–16.0)

Non academic

24.5 (17.25–32.0)

9.0 (4.25–14.0)

16.0 (12.0–18.0)

None

19.0 (16.5–24.5)

7.0 (4.0–12.0)

13.0 (11.0–14.0)

p = 0.014

p = 0.096

p = 0.002

Marital status

Divorced

26.0 (14.0–33.5)

14.0 (4.5–15.5)

16.0 (10.5–17.5)

Married

23.5 (29.0–16.0)

8.0 (4.0–12.75)

15.0 (12.0–18.0)

Unwedded

24.50 (17.5–32.0)

9.5 (5.0–14.75)

15.0 (12.0–18.0)

p = 0.517

p = 0.245

p = 0.951

Coded psychosocial diagnoses:

Family

Yes 20.5 (12.0–31.25)

No 24.0 (19.0–31.0)

p = 0.083

Yes 7.0 (2.0–12.0)

No 9.0 (5.25–14.0)

p = 0.113

Yes 13.0 (10.0–17.75)

No 9.0 (5.25–14.0)

p = 0.097

Work

Yes 23.0 (17.0–30.0)

No 24.5 (17.0–32.0)

p = 0.362

Yes 8.0 (4.0–13.0)

No 8.5 (5.0–14.0)

p = 0.512

Yes 15.0 (12.0–17.75)

No 16.0 (12.0–18.75)

p = 0.280

Biography

Yes 29.0 (21.0–35.5)

No 23.0 (16.0–29.0)

p = 0.002

Yes 11.0 (8.0–15.0)

No 8.0 (4.0–13.0)

p = 0.003

Yes 16.0 (12.5–20.0)

No 15.0 (11.0–18.0)

p = 0.020

Finance

Yes 24.0 (17.0–32.5)

No 24.0 (17.0 – 31.0)

p = 0.644

Yes 9.0 (4.0–15.25)

No 8.0 (4.0–13.0)

p = 0.366

Yes 14.5 (11.75–18.5)

No 15.0 (12.0–18.0)

p = 0.695

Any diagnose

Yes 24.0 (16.5–31.0)

No 24.0 (17.0–31.0)

p = 0.920

Yes 9 .0 (4.0–13.5)

No 7.0 (5.0–14.0)

p = 0.952

Yes 15.0 (12.0–18.0)

No 16.0 (12.0–18.0)

p = 0.623