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Table 3 Effect of maintenance care with a dysfunctional classification for each of the scores 8–27 as possible discrimination thresholds on the MAINTAIN instrument (development dataset 1)

From: Development and evaluation of the MAINTAIN instrument, selecting patients suitable for secondary or tertiary preventive manual care: the Nordic maintenance care program

MS

n (DYS)

Difference in total number of days with activity limiting LBP, MC-Control (95% CI), sample 1 (n = 249)

8

229

− 13.6 (− 32.1, 5.0)

9

224

− 13.3 (− 32.2, 5.7)

10

220

− 16.0 (− 34.9, 3.0)

11

218

− 16.6 (− 35.8, 2.5)

12

205

− 17.7 (− 37.7, 2.4)

13

201

− 16.3 (− 36.6, 4.0)

14

193

− 19.7 (− 40.5, 1.1)

15

180

− 19.6 (− 41.3, 2.1)

16

173

− 22.2 (− 44.5, 0.0)

17

159

− 22.9 (− 46.3, 0.5)

18

146

− 24.4 (− 49.1, 0.3)

19

140

− 28.9 (− 53.6, − 4.2)

20

133

− 31.5 (− 57.2, − 5.8)

21

122

− 32.6 (− 59.8, − 5.4)

22

109

− 34.5 (− 63.7, − 5.2)

23

103

− 34.1 (− 64.6, − 3.6)

24

92

− 29.9 (− 61.6, 1.7)

25

84

− 27.2 (− 60.0, 5.6)

26

74

− 30.0 (− 66.2, 6.2)

27

67

− 25.1 (− 64.0, 13.9)

  1. MS, MAINTAIN Score (emphasis represent recommended thresholds); n(DYS), number of individuals classified as dysfunctional by the MAINTAIN instrument at that threshold