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Table 1 Prevalence estimates of different definitions of back pain (N = 34,902)

From: Pain in the three spinal regions: the same disorder? Data from a population-based sample of 34,902 Danish adults

 

n

(%)

LBP ever

20,053

(57)

LBP year

15,093

(43) *

   LBP < 8 days

3,804

(10)

   LBP 8-30 days

6,168

(18)

   LBP > 30 days

4,207

(12)

Radiating pain into leg(s)

7,651

(22)

MBP ever

5,966

(17)

MBP year

4,535

(13) *

   MBP < 8 days

1,161

(3)

   MBP 8-30 days

1,633

(5)

   MBP > 30 days

1,338

(4)

Pain radiating into chest

1,846

(5)

NP ever

14,059

(40)

NP year

11,316

(30) *

   NP < 8 days

2,523

(7)

   NP 8-30 days

4,345

(12)

   NP > 30 days

3,641

(10)

Pain radiating into arm(s)

5,583

(16)

  1. *The numbers of positive replies in the day intervals do not add up to the year-estimates, because the latter have been corrected, if data were missing, based on subsequent answers in relation to site-specific consequences in the past year.