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Table 2 Baseline characteristics

From: Identifying subgroups of patients using latent class analysis: should we use a single-stage or a two-stage approach? A methodological study using a cohort of patients with low back pain

 

Low back pain patients N = 928

Age, median years (interquartile range)

43 (34–53)

Females, N (%)

418 (45)

Back pain intensity (0–10 Numeric Rating Scale), median (interquartile range)

Missing, N (%)

7 (5–8)

25 (3)

Any leg pain (mild to severe intensity), N (%)

Missing, N (%)

513 (55)

43 (5)

Duration of current episode of back pain exceeds 3 months, N (%)

Missing, N (%)

121 (13)

18 (2)

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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