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Table 3 Patient recorded characteristics (N = 498)

From: Adherence to spinal imaging guidelines and utilization of lumbar spine diagnostic imaging for low back pain at a Canadian Chiropractic College: a historical clinical cohort study

Characteristic

Mean

SD

Age (years) (n = 498)

46.3

17.4

ODI score (n = 249)

40.0

18.8

NRS LBP (n = 435)

5.4

2.3

Duration (days) (n = 496)

19.4

22.3

  

N (%)

Sex (n = 498)

Female

226 (45.4)

Male

272 (54.6)

Associated leg pain (n = 491)

Yes

121 (24.6)

No

370 (75.4)

Previous history of LBP (n = 377)

Yes

337 (89.4)

No

40 (10.6)

Previous imaging for LBP (n = 107)

Yes

62 (57.9)

No

45 (42.1)

Imaging requested (n = 498)

Yes

17 (3.4)

Utilization rate (%, 95% CI)

 

3.4% (1.8–5.0%)

  1. ODI, Oswestry Disability Index; NRS, Numeric Rating Scale; LBP, Low back pain
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