Demographic description of the study population and days to self-rated recovery (n = 6,015).
| Variables | Get better soon (n = 1470) | Get better slowly (n = 2519) | Do not know (n = 1914) | Never get better (n = 112) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic and socioeconomic factors | ||||
| Sex: % (n) | ||||
| Men | 33.1 (486) | 32.5 (818) | 36.3 (695) | 37.5 (42) |
| Women | 66.9 (984) | 67.5 (1,701) | 63.7 (1,219) | 62.5 (70) |
| Age: Mean (SD) | 39.0 (14.2) | 38.3 (15.5) | 39.5 (16.0) | 36.8 (14.8) |
| Marital status: % (n) | ||||
| Single | 30.1 (442) | 34.4 (867) | 32.8 (628) | 48.2 (54) |
| Married/common law | 58.0 (853) | 53.5 (1,347) | 52.3 (1,000) | 31.3 (35) |
| Widowed | 2.9 (42) | 2.6 (65) | 3.8 (72) | 3.6 (4) |
| Separated/divorced | 9.0 (133) | 9.5 (239) | 11.1 (213) | 17.0 (19) |
| Highest educational level: % (n) | ||||
| Less than high school | 15.3 (224) | 22.1 (557) | 28.0 (534) | 31.2 (35) |
| High school | 23.5 (345) | 23.7 (596) | 26.4 (503) | 16.1 (18) |
| Post secondary education/some university | 27.9 (410) | 26.0 (655) | 23.3 (444) | 34 (30.4) |
| Technical school graduate | 16.5 (242) | 15.0 (378) | 13.3 (254) | 13.4 (15) |
| University graduate | 16.8 (247) | 13.1 (330) | 9.0 (172) | 8.9 (10) |
| Annual family income, CAD, % (n) | ||||
| $ 0–$20,000 | 24.5 (352) | 32.2 (792) | 35.1 (648) | 45.4 (49) |
| $20,001–$40,000 | 28.3 (406) | 31.3 (770) | 33.3 (615) | 33.3 (36) |
| $40,001–$60,000 | 26.3 (378) | 19.7 (484) | 18.1 (334) | 11.1 (12) |
| Above $60,000 | 20.8 (299) | 16.7 (411) | 13.4 (248) | 10.2 (11) |
| Pre collision health | ||||
| Health before MVC $: % (n) | ||||
| Excellent | 34.0 (500) | 33.1 (833) | 33.6 (643) | 21.6 (24) |
| Very good | 41.0 (603) | 39.2 (988) | 33.1 (634) | 33.3 (37) |
| Good | 20.1 (295) | 22.4 (564) | 24.2 (464) | 27.0 (30) |
| Fair or poor | 4.9 (72) | 5.3 (134) | 9.1 (173) | 18 (20) |
| Post collision health | ||||
| Current health: % (n) | ||||
| Excellent | 7.3 (107) | 1.8 (46) | 1.6 (30) | 0 |
| Very good | 21.2 (311) | 8.9 (224) | 5.7 (108) | 2.7 (3) |
| Good | 39.9 (585) | 30.0 (756) | 18.3 (350) | 18.9 (21) |
| Fair or poor | 31.6 (464) | 59.2 (1,493) | 74.4 (1,423) | 78.3 (87) |
| Neck/shoulder pain: mean (SD)* | 5.5 (2.1) | 6.5 (1.9) | 7.0 (2.0) | 7.6 (2.0) |
| Headache: mean (SD)* | 4.1 (3.2) | 5.2 (3.3) | 5.8 (3.3) | 6.1 (3.4) |
| Low back pain: mean (SD)* | 2.6 (3.0) | 3.8 (3.5) | 4.5 (3.6) | 5.6 (3.6) |
| Depression score: mean (SD)† | 11.1 (9.7) | 16.5 (11.6) | 19.5 (13.0) | 23.0 (12.9) |
| Days from crash to self-rated global recovery: mean (95% CI) | 130 (124–136) | 195 (188–202) | 249 (242–257) | 318 (290–347) |
| Days from crash to resolution of neck pain: mean (95% CI) | 157 (140–163) | 206 (200–212) | 238 (232–245) | 264 (236–291) |
| Days from crash to resolution of pain-related limitations: mean (95% CI) | 171 (164–179) | 238 (230–247) | 283 (275–291) | 331 (301–360) |