Characteristics | Had MSD (n = 8269) | Had no MSD (n = 9041) | p-value* | ||
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Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||
Perceived the MSD as a chronic medical condition | 6277 | (78.1) | 1819 | (20.7) | < 0.001 |
Outpatient Department visit | 5434 | (65.7) | 5690 | (62.9) | < 0.001 |
Hospital admission | 937 | (11.6) | 797 | (9.0) | < 0.001 |
Seek medical specialist consultation ϕ | 3695 | (44.7) | 2457 | (27.2) | < 0.001 |
Seek alternative medications ǂ | 2937 | (35.5) | 1644 | (18.2) | < 0.001 |
Currently on medications | 2638 | (49.4) | 497 | (14.7) | < 0.001 |
Days per week of using pain relieve medications | < 0.001 | ||||
None | 4112 | (51.3) | 7306 | (83.4) | |
1–2 days | 2593 | (32.4) | 1147 | (13.0) | |
3–4 days | 589 | (7.3) | 146 | (1.7) | |
5–7 days | 717 | (9.0) | 163 | (1.9) |