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Table 1 Patient characteristics at baseline

From: The psychometric profile of chiropractic patients in Norway and England: using and comparing the generic versions of the STarT Back 5-item screening tool and the Bournemouth Questionnaire

  

Norway

England

  

Other

Extremity

Neck

Back

Back

Gender N F (%)

6 (54.5)

20 (62.5)

39 (57.3%)

113 (53.1)

107 (57.3)

Age N(%)

      
 

18-24

2

3 (9.4)

7 (10.3%)

20 (9.3)

8 (4.3)

 

25-34

3

5 (15.6)

19 (27.9)

42 (19.6)

21 (11.4)

 

35-44

2

6 (18.8)

20 (29.4)

66 (30.8)

37 (20.0)

 

45-54

2

9 (28.2)

14 (20.6)

45 (21.0)

51 (27.7)

 

55-64

3

4 (12.5)

2 (2.9)

25 (11.7)

34 (18.3)

 

>65

1

5 (15.6)

6 (8.8)

16 (7.5)

34 (18.3)

Duration (weeks) N (%)

    
 

<1

3

1 (3.2)

13 (19.1)

52 (24.3)

54 (29.2)

 

1-2

2

6 (18.8)

9 (13.2)

34 (15.9)

23 (12.4)

 

2-3

1

0.0

4 (5.9)

21 (9.8)

9 (4.9)

 

3-12

2

8 (25.0)

15 (39.7)

33 (15.4)

30 (16.2)

 

>12

3

17 (53.1)

27 (39.7)

72 (34.6)

69 (37.3)

Duration category N (%)

    
 

Acute

6

7 (21.9)

26 (38.2)

107 (50.0)

86 (46.5)

 

Sub acute

2

8 (25.0)

15 (22.1)

33 (15.4)

30 (16.1)

 

Chronic

3

17 (53.1)

27 (39.7)

74 (34.6)

69 (37.3)

Total N (%)

 

11 (3.4)

32 (9.8)

68 (20.9)

214 (65.8)

185 (100)

  1. Table 1 show the demographic profile of patients presenting to the participating chiropractic clinics in Norway and LBP UK patients.