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Table 2 One-year prevalence rates with 95% confidence intervals of the soldiers at baseline in the present study and in an age-matched cohort, representative of the background population (18–22 year old male twins, surveyed in 1994).

From: Low back pain in military recruits in relation to social background and previous low back pain. A cross-sectional and prospective observational survey

Cohort

LBP

LLBP

leg pain

2,213 twins

43% (41–45%)

7% (6–9%)

5% (4–6%)

1,711 soldiers

42% (39–44%)

7% (6–9%)

5% (4–6%)