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Table 7 Predictor variables were tested against outcome at the 4th visit. The predictor variables were: overweight or obese, leg pain, and not better at 2nd visit.

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

Number of predictor variables present in the patient

OR (95% CI) in relation to not being definitely improved at the 4th visit*

0 (index)

1

1

1.8 (1.1–2.9)

2

3.4 (2.1–5.6)

3

10.2 (5.8–18.1)

  1. * The Hosmer-Lemeshow test for goodness-of-fit revealed that this model had a perfect (100%) fit.