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Table 1 Description of sample and comparison of baseline- and follow-up-sample.

From: Is comorbidity in adolescence a predictor for adult low back pain? A prospective study of a young population

 

Baseline

Follow-up

Responders, n (%)

9,600 (84%)

6,554 (57% of the original sample, 68% of the baseline sample)

Age at baseline, mean (range)

17.27 (11–22)

17.38 (11–22)

Female/male, n (%)

4,946 (52%)/4,654 (48%)

3,682 (56%)/2,868 (44%)

LBP-long 1994 (LBP>30 days past year), n (%)

588 (6%)

401 (6%)

LBP-all 1994 (LBP>0 days past year), n (%)

3,223 (34%)

2,322 (35%)

Number of days with LBP 1994, mean (SD)

10.46 (38.37)

10.80 (38.78)

Headache-long

591 (7%)

414 (7%)

Headache-all

8.266 (86%)

5.635 (86%)

Asthma

2.685 (28%)

1.785 (27%)

Atopic disease

998 (10%)

707 (11%)