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Table 4 Sick leave among the working population in each subgroup after 3 months (n = 462)

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)

Odds ratios (95% CI)

Model I: Unadjusted association

Model II: Adjusted for duration

Model III: Adjusted for duration, general health, activity limitation

Subgroups

p = 0.02

p = 0.04

p = 0.7

Local LBP [reference]

   

LBP + pain above knee

1.44 (0.64 – 3.26)

1.45 (0.64 – 3.28)

1.21 (0.50 – 2.91)

LBP + pain below knee

1.23 (0.57 – 2.63)

1.18 (0.55 – 2.54)

0.84 (0.37 – 1.91)

LBP + NRI

2.25 (1.21 – 4.19)*§

2.13 (1.13 – 4.00)*§

1.21 (0.61 – 2.43)

AUC = 0.58

AUC = 0.60

  1. *p < 0.05 in comparison with Local LBP.
  2. §p < 0.05 in comparison with LBP + pain below knee.
  3. AUC Area under the Receiver Operating Characteristic curve.