Covariate | Emerging chronic pain (a)N = 308 | Low severity chronic pain (b)N = 48 | Fluctuating chronic pain (c)N = 99 | Corrected p (false discovery rate) |
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BMI | 26.12 (6.16) | 26.71 (9.02) | 24.40 (10.22) | 0.30 |
Age | 66.44 (10.50) | 62.52 (11.90)c | 68.02 (11.14)b | 0.042* |
GHQ-12 | 0.86 (2.08)b, c | 2.29 (3.41)a | 1.82 (2.74)a | < 0.001*** |
Sex (F) | 172 (55.84%) | 35 (72.92%) | 60 (60.61%) | 0.18 |
Non-white ethnicity | 1 (0.33%) | 1 (2.08%) | 5 (5.26%) | 0.015* |
Alcohol: | Â | Â | Â | 0.015* |
 Non-drinker | 21 (6.82%)c | 7 (14.58%) | 15 (15.15%)c |  |
 Special occasions | 46 (14.94%) | 7 (14.58%) | 27 (27.27%) |  |
 Monthly | 38 (12.34%) | 11 (22.92%) | 6 (6.06%) |  |
 Weekly | 95 (30.84%) | 10 (20.83%) | 22 (22.22%) |  |
 Daily | 85 (27.60%) | 11 (22.92%) | 24 (24.24%) |  |
  > 2 daily | 72 (7.14%) | 2 (4.17%) | 4 (4.04%) |  |
Qualifications | Â | Â | Â | 0.006** |
 Higher education | 103 (33.44%)c | 10 (20.83%) | 14 (14.14%)a |  |
 Secondary education | 74 (24.03%) | 16 (33.33%) | 20 (20.20%) |  |
 Foreign/other | 28 (9.09%) | 6 (12.50%) | 12 (12.12%) |  |
 None | 103 (33.44%) | 16 (33.33%) | 53 (53.54%) |  |
 Ever smoked | 198 (64.29%) | 25 (52.08%) | 65 (65.66%) | 0.26 |
 Current smoker | 40 (12.99%) | 8 (16.67%) | 16 (16.16%) | 0.67 |
Type of cancer | Â | Â | Â | 0.26 |
 Lung | 5 (1.62%) | 1 (2.08%) | 7 (7.07%) |  |
 Breast | 95 (30.84%) | 18 (37.50%) | 30 (30.30%) |  |
 Colon, bowel or rectum | 37 (12.01%) | 6 (12.50%) | 14 (14.14%) |  |
 Lymphoma | 14 (4.55%) | 1 (2.08%) | 2 (2.02%) |  |
 Leukaemia | 0 | 1 (2.08%) | 1 (1.01%) |  |
 Melanoma | 27 (8.77%) | 3 (6.25%) | 9 (9.09%) |  |
 Other | 130 (42.21%) | 18 (37.50%) | 36 (36.37%) |  |
 Years since cancer diagnosis | 8.21 (8.35) | 8.06 (8.20) | 8.33 (8.25) | 0.98 |
 Holidays | 1.87 (1.00) | 1.78 (0.94) | 1.70 (1.08) | 0.45 |
 Civic engagement | 0.75 (0.92) | 0.70 (0.81) | 0.53 (0.83) | 0.26 |
 Social engagement | 0.65 (0.85) | 0.43 (0.62) | 0.49 (0.69) | 0.23 |
 Social activities | 2.21 (1.19)c | 2.29 (1.21)c | 1.56 (1.09)a, b | 0.006** |
 Wishing to do more social activities | 1.01 (1.30) | 1.41 (1.50) | 1.38 (1.33) | 0.24 |
 Voted, 2001 | 254 (89.12%) | 33 (82.62%) | 66 (81.48%) | 0.24 |
 Voted, 2005 | 158 (91.28%)b, c | 19 (76.00%)a | 33 (78.57%)a | 0.031* |
 Political membership | 36 (13.09%) | 2 (4.35%) | 11 (14.67%) | 0.26 |