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Table 5 Changes in frequency of spinal pain from age 11–13 to 13–15

From: Spinal pain in adolescents: prevalence, incidence, and course: a school-based two-year prospective cohort study in 1,300 Danes aged 11–13

 

Frequency of spinal pain 13–15 yr.

 

Frequency of spinal pain 11–13 yr.

Never (n = 119)

Once or twice (n = 345)

Sometimes (n = 372)

Often (n = 202)

Total

n

%

95% CI

n

%

95% CI

n

%

95% CI

n

%

95% CI

%

Never (n = 158)

51

32.3

25.1, 40.2

60

38.0

30.4, 46.0

44

27.9

21.0, 35.5

3

1.9

0.4, 5.4

100

Once or twice (n = 407)

38

9.3

6.7, 12.6

185

45.5

40.5, 50.4

138

33.9

29.3, 38.7

46

11.3

8.4, 14.8

100

Sometimes (n = 346)

25

7.2

4.7, 10.5

86

24.9

20.4, 29.8

145

41.9

36.7, 47.3

90

26.0

21.5, 31.0

100

Often (n = 127)

5

3.9

1.3, 8.9

14

11.0

6.2, 17.8

45

35.4

27.2, 44.4

63

49.6

40.6, 58.6

100

  1. CI = Confidence intervals. There are 4 missing values in the table.
  2. Proportions of adolescents with different combinations of baseline categories (rows) and follow-up categories (columns).