Table 2 Patient-reported measures overall and by healthcare system site
From: Back pain in seniors: the Back pain Outcomes using Longitudinal Data (BOLD) cohort baseline data
Baseline symptoms and outcomes | Combined | N. CA | Detroit | Boston |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N = 5239* | N = 3164 | N = 967 | N = 1108 |
RMDQ (0–24), mean (SD) | 9.5 ± 6.4 | 9.7 ± 6.0 | 12.8 ± 5.9 | 6.4 ± 6.4 |
Back pain duration, N (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
< 1Â month | 1749 (33%) | 1215 (38%) | 230 (24%) | 304 (27%) |
1 - 3Â months | 1015 (19%) | 715 (23%) | 137 (14%) | 163 (15%) |
3 - 6Â months | 344 (7%) | 243 (8%) | 46 (5%) | 55 (5%) |
6 - 12Â months | 313 (6%) | 165 (5%) | 96 (10%) | 52 (5%) |
1 - 5Â years | 776 (15%) | 399 (13%) | 197 (20%) | 180 (16%) |
> 5Â years | 1037 (20%) | 426 (13%) | 261 (27%) | 350 (32%) |
Back pain intensity (0–10), mean (SD) | 5.0 ± 2.8 | 4.9 ± 2.7 | 6.2 ± 2.8 | 4.5 ± 2.7 |
Leg pain intensity (0–10), mean (SD) | 3.4 ± 3.3 | 3.5 ± 3.2 | 4.2 ± 3.6 | 2.6 ± 3.1 |
BPI Interference (0–10), mean (SD) | 3.3 ± 2.5 | 3.4 ± 2.5 | 3.8 ± 2.6 | 2.5 ± 2.3 |
PHQ-4 (0–12), mean (SD) | 1.6 ± 2.5 | 1.9 ± 2.5 | 1.8 ± 2.8 | 0.4 ± 1.6 |
EQ-5D index (-0.1-1), mean (SD) | 0.76 ± 0.17 | 0.76 ± 0.17 | 0.69 ± 0.20 | 0.81 ± 0.16 |
EQ5D VAS (0–100), mean (SD) | 74.3 ± 18.4 | 73.6 ± 18.9 | 74.0 ± 18.4 | 76.6 ± 16.9 |
Falls in past 3Â weeks, N (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Patients with one or more fall | 385 (7%) | 288 (9%) | 81 (8%) | 16 (1%) |
How many of these falls caused one or more injury**? | 179 (46%) | 121 (42%) | 51 (63%) | 7 (44%) |
Back Pain Recovery Expectations (0–10), mean (SD) | 5.5 ± 3.7 | 5.7 ± 3.6 | 4.9 ± 3.7 | 5.1 ± 4.0 |