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Table 5 LBP intensity and frequency in the first week following a pain-free period of from 1 to 20+ weeks

From: How can latent trajectories of back pain be translated into defined subgroups?

Duration of pain-free period, weeks

Mean (SD) pain intensity in the first week after a pain-free period, 0–10 NRS

Mean (SD) number of days with LBP in the first week after a pain-free period

n

1

3.35 (1.9)

2.37 (1.5)

948

2

3.32 (1.8)

2.26 (1.4)

479

3

3.43 (1.9)

2.31 (1.5)

305

4

3.30 (1.8)

2.05 (1.4)

192

5

3.33 (1.8)

2.22 (1.5)

153

6

3.49 (1.9)

2.34 (1.6)

132

7

3.35 (2.0)

2.11 (1.3)

104

8

3.36 (2.1)

2.27 (1.6)

67

9

3.48 (2.1)

2.28 (1.5)

69

10–15

3.32 (1.9)

2.48 (1.8)

243

15–20

3.71 (2.1)

2.45 (1.6)

100

>20

3.67 (2.0)

3.19 (2.1)

228