Table 2 Pain and disability level according to COVID-19 period

Grade^†

No disability (0)

72 (15.8%)

46 (13.6%)

118 (14.9%)

< 0.001^*

Low intensity pain

without disability (I)

121 (26.6%)

155 (45.9%)

276 (34.8%)

High intensity pain

without disability (II)

66 (14.5%)

103 (30.5%)

169 (21.3%)

Moderately limiting (III)

120 (26.4%)

29 (8.6%)

149 (18.8%)

Severely limiting (IV)

76 (16.7%)

5 (1.5%)

81 (10.2%)

CPI^‡

40.0 (20.0, 60.0)

40.0 (19.3, 57.0)

40.0 (20.0, 60.0)

0.399

CPI ≥ 50^†

186 (40.9%)

124 (36.7%)

310 (39.1%)

0.231

Current pain^‡

3.0 (1.0, 5.0)

3.0 (1.0, 5.0)

3.0 (1.0, 5.0)

0.025^*

Worst pain^‡

5.0 (2.0, 7.0)

5.0 (2.8, 7.0)

5.0 (2.0, 7.0)

0.403

Average pain^‡

4.0 (1.0, 6.0)

3.0 (1.0, 5.0)

3.0 (1.0, 6.0)

0.243

Number of days of pain^‡

15.0 (3.0, 51.0)

15.0 (3.0, 50.0)

15.0 (3.0, 50.0)

0.877

Interference level

Daily activity^‡

3.0 (1.0, 5.0)

2.0 (0.0, 5.0)

3.0 (0.0, 5.0)

0.001^*

Social^‡

3.0 (0.0, 5.0)

2.0 (0.0, 4.0)

2.0 (0.0, 5.0)

< 0.001^*

Work activity^‡

3.0 (0.0, 5.0)

1.0 (0.0, 4.0)

2.0 (0.0, 5.0)

< 0.001^*

Number of days with interference^‡

7.0 (0.0, 30.0)

0.0 (0.0, 1.0)

0.0 (0.0, 15.0)

< 0.001^*