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Base-line description of 984 patients. |
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| Variable |
Subgroups |
Frequency |
Percentage |
|
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| Sex |
Men |
506 |
52 |
| Women |
471 |
48 |
|
| Not stated |
7 |
< 1 |
|
|
|
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| Age |
0–20 |
43 |
4 |
| 21–50 |
586 |
60 |
|
| ≥ 50 |
355 |
36 |
|
|
|
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| LBP |
Yes |
961 |
98 |
| No |
23 |
2 |
|
|
|
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| Leg pain |
Yes |
461 |
47 |
| No |
523 |
53 |
|
|
|
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| Pain intensity at baseline |
None |
16 |
2 |
| Mild |
183 |
19 |
|
| Moderate |
443 |
45 |
|
| Severe |
281 |
29 |
|
| Unbearable |
59 |
6 |
|
|
|
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| Days with pain at baseline |
Max 2 wks |
363 |
37 |
| > 2 wks |
621 |
63 |
|
|
|
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| Constant pain past year |
Yes |
637 |
65 |
| No |
347 |
35 |
|
|
|
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| Days with pain past yr |
< 30 days |
437 |
44 |
| ≥ 30 days |
547 |
56 |
|
|
|
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| Pain turning in bed |
Yes |
515 |
53 |
| No |
452 |
47 |
|
|
|
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| Pain when sleeping |
Yes |
397 |
41 |
| No |
570 |
59 |
|
|
|
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| Pain putting on socks/shoes |
Yes |
639 |
66 |
| No |
334 |
34 |
|
|
|
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| Pain in walking |
Yes |
527 |
54 |
| No |
443 |
46 |
|
|
|
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| Pain getting up from sitting |
Yes |
686 |
70 |
| No |
290 |
30 |
|
|
|
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| Number of disabilities |
0 |
76 |
8 |
| 1 |
141 |
15 |
|
| 2 |
191 |
20 |
|
| 3 |
192 |
20 |
|
| 4 |
178 |
19 |
|
| 5 |
174 |
18 |
|
|
|
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| General health |
Excellent/good |
924 |
94 |
| Less than good |
54 |
6 |
|
|
|
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| Pain in neck and/or mid-back past year |
No |
444 |
45 |
| Yes < 30 days |
281 |
29 |
|
| Yes ≥ 30 days |
247 |
25 |
|
|
|
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| Body mass index |
Underweight/Normal weight |
455 |
47 |
| Overweigh/obese |
512 |
53 |
|
|
|
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| Better directly after treatment |
Yes |
635 |
67 |
| No |
317 |
33 |
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Malmqvist et al. Chiropractic & Osteopathy 2008 16:13 doi:10.1186/1746-1340-16-13 |
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