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Table 3 Comparison with other study samples from general population and secondary care

From: Absence of low back pain to demarcate an episode: a prospective multicentre study in primary care

Variable

General population [8]

Chiropractic primary care population [This study]

Secondary care [7] (Two study samples)

Proportion of at least 4 consecutive weeks free from bothersome pain during the study period, % (95 % CIa)

83 (78–88)

59 (51–67)

20 (11–29), 18 (13–23)

Proportion women, %

54

49

68, 54

Age mean

50

44

46, 38

Pain intensity 0–10, mean

-

4.3

5.3, 4.9

Study period

12 months

6 months

12 months

Text message interval

Fortnightly

Weekly

Weekly

  1. a CI confidence interval