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Table 4 Estimated Adjusted Effects of BMI on 6-Month Improvement (2+ points) in Subjective Most Severe Back Pain

From: The effect of obesity on treatment outcomes for low back pain

Category

Odds ratio

95 % confidence interval

Underweight

0.70

(0.36, 1.65)

Normal weight

1.00a

-

Over weight

0.82

(0.52, 1.28)

Obese

0.54

(0.34, 0.88)

  1. Adjusted for gender, race, treatment group, smoking status, duration of LBP, confidence in treatment effect, and weight gain
  2. aReference category
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Chiropractic & Manual Therapies

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