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Table 2 Pain, total BQ scores and proportion of subjects with a poor outcome across Start Back Tool (SBT) categories at 14, 30 and 90 days follow up

From: Relationship between STarT Back Screening Tool and prognosis for low back pain patients receiving spinal manipulative therapy

SBT Category

14 days (n = 235)

30 days (n = 131)

90 days (n = 150)

 

Median Pain (25, 75)

Median BQ (25, 75)**

Median Pain (25, 75)

Median BQ (25, 75)

Median Pain (25, 75)

Median BQ (25, 75)

Low

2 (1–3)

10 (3–18)

1 (1–3)

6 (2–14)

1 (1–2)

5 (0–15)

Medium

2 (1–5)

12 (3–26)

2 (1–4)

10 (5–21)

1 (1–4)

8 (0–18)

High

3 (1–5)

20 (8–33)

2 (0–3)

6 (2–20)

2 (0–3)

10 (3–22)

  1. **p < 0.001, (Kruskal-Wallis), ¥Patients Global Impression of Change < 6.