The Nordic back pain subpopulation program: predicting outcome among chiropractic patients in Finland

Table 2 Base-line description of 984 patients.

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

ISSN: 2045-709X