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Original Research

Age, physical inactivity, obesity, health conditions, and health-related quality of life among patients receiving conservative management for musculoskeletal disorders

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Pages 1069-1080 | Published online: 10 Jul 2014

Figures & data

Table 1 Primary reasons for respondent referrals to the participating clinics (n=224)

Figure 1 Age distribution of patients accessing ambulatory hospital clinics for musculoskeletal disorders.

Figure 1 Age distribution of patients accessing ambulatory hospital clinics for musculoskeletal disorders.

Table 2 Frequency (percentage) of comorbid health conditions self-reported by respondents in addition to their primary reason for clinic attendance

Figure 2 Number of comorbidities and percentage of respondents in each body mass index (BMI) category.

Notes: Number of comorbidities and BMI of patients aged <40 years (A and B), 40–60 years (C and D), and >60 years (E and F).

Figure 2 Number of comorbidities and percentage of respondents in each body mass index (BMI) category.Notes: Number of comorbidities and BMI of patients aged <40 years (A and B), 40–60 years (C and D), and >60 years (E and F).

Figure 3 Physical activity among respondents.

Notes: Duration (in minutes) and type of physical activity reported in previous week by patients aged <40 years (A), 40–60 years (B), and >60 years (C).
Figure 3 Physical activity among respondents.

Figure 4 Health-related quality of life of respondents.

Notes: Health-related quality of life across EQ-5D domainsCitation46 for patients aged <40 years (A), 40–60 years (B), and >60 years (C).
Figure 4 Health-related quality of life of respondents.

Table 3 Summary of coefficients (and bootstrap-generated confidence intervals), z-scores, and P-values from the generalized linear model examining the association between multi-attribute utility and number of comorbidities, body mass index, physical activity time, and age