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Table 2 Prevalence rates of different types of back pain and care seeking in a cohort of Danish children/adolescents surveyed at three time points (T1, T2 and T3).

From: Prevalence and tracking of back pain from childhood to adolescence

Prevalence of back pain and care seeking

 

T1 9 yr

T2 13 yr

T3 15 yr

 

N

n

(%)

N

n

(%)

N

n

(%)

Backpain

         

all

479

159

(33)

439

124

(28)

443

211

(48)

boys

227

81

(32)

205

53

(26)

192

75

(39)

girls

252

78

(34)

234

71

(30)

251

136

(54)1

LBP

         

all

479

21

(4)

439

98

(22)

443

157

(35)

boys

227

15

(7)

205

38

(19)

192

49

(26)

girls

252

6

(2)2

234

60

(26)

251

108

(43)3

Mid back pain

         

all

479

97

(20)

439

57

(13)

443

122

(28)

boys

227

49

(22)

205

26

(13)

192

42

(22)

girls

252

48

(19)

234

31

(13)

251

18

(32)3

Neck pain

         

all

482

49

(10)

439

31

(7)

443

68

(15)

boys

227

21

(9)

205

11

(5)

192

24

(13)

girls

252

28

(11)

234

20

(9)

251

44

(18)

Seeking care for back pain

         

all

479

30

(6)

439

34

(8)

443

150

(34)

boys

227

15

(7)

205

14

(7)

192

59

(31)

girls

252

15

(6)

234

20

(9)

251

91

(36)

  1. N refers to the total number of children and n the number of children with a certain type of back pain.
  2. 1 p = 0.002, 2 p = 0.027, and 3 p < 0.000. Fishers exact test