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Table 3 Associations between AEs and recovery at three months’ follow-up presented as crude and adjusted Odds Ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) (n = 740)

From: Do adverse events after manual therapy for back and/or neck pain have an impact on the chance to recover? A cohort study

 

All OR (95% CI)

Men OR (95% CI)

Women OR (95% CI)

Adverse events

Na(nb)

Crudec

Adjustedd

Na (nb)

Crudec

Adjustede, f

Na(nb)

Crudec

Adjustedg

No (NRS < 1)

176 (93)

1.0 (ref.)

1.0 (ref.)

73 (34)

1.0 (ref.)

1.0 (ref.)

103 (59)

1.0 (ref.)

1.0 (ref.)

Mild (NRS 1–3)

384 (210)

1.08 (0.75–1.54)

1.19 (0.82–1.72)

112 (67)

1.72 (0.95–1.12)

2.44 (1.24–4.80)

272 (143)

0.83 (0.53–1.91)

0.84 (0.55–1.40)

Moderate/major (NRS ≥ 4)

180 (77)

0.67 (0.44–1.01)

0.76 (0.50–1.18)

33 (12)

0.66 (0.28–1.55)

0.58 (0.22–1.52)

147 (65)

0.60 (0.34–0.99)

0.68 (0.40–1.13)

  1. Abbreviations: AE, adverse events; OR, Odds Ratio; CI, confidence interval; NRS, numeric rating scale (0–10)
  2. aNumber of patient in AE group
  3. bNumber of recovered patient measured by perceived recovery in AE group
  4. cTreatment arm included in analysis
  5. dAdjusted for treatment arm and recovery expectations
  6. eMild AE; Adjusted for treatment arm, recovery expectations and pain location
  7. fModerate AE; Adjusted for treatment arm and recovery expectations, distress, disability at baseline and pain duration
  8. gAdjusted for treatment arm and pain at baseline (confounder for women regarding moderate AE)
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