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Table 3 Associations between subgroups and general perceived effect after 3 months (n = 1,304)

From: Prognostic implications of the Quebec Task Force classification of back-related leg pain: an analysis of longitudinal routine clinical data

 

Odds ratios (95% CI)

Odds ratios (95% CI)

Model I: Unadjusted association

Model II: Adjusted for duration

Subgroups

p 0.001

p = 0.2

Local LBP [reference]

  

LBP + pain above knee

1.13 (0.70 – 1.82)

1.06 (0.64 – 1.76)

LBP + pain below knee

0.85 (0.55 – 1.31)

0.76 (0.48 – 1.20)

LBP + NRI

1.58 (1.11 – 2.26)*§

1.12 (0.77 – 1.64)

AUC = 0.57

 
  1. Odds ratios for being ‘much better’ or ‘better’ after 3-months.
  2. *p < 0.05 in comparison with Local LBP.
  3. §p < 0.05 in comparison with LBP + pain below knee.
  4. AUC Area under the Receiver Operating Characteristic curve.
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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