BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Table 2 Spearman correlation coefficient between SBT^a and ÖMPSQ-short^b total scores, n = 315

From: Comparison of the Swedish STarT Back Screening Tool and the Short Form of the Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire in patients with acute or subacute back and neck pain

Population	Males and Females			Females			Males
Population	n	r	p	n	r	p	n	r	p
Total population	315	0.62	<0.01	197	0.57	<0.01	118	0.69	<0.01
BP^c	121	0.63	<0.01	62	0.58	<0.01	59	0.62	<0.01
NP + BP^d	194	0.60	<0.01	135	0.56	<0.01	59	0.68	<0.01
≤39 years	108	0.72	<0.01	69	0.73	<0.01	39	0.75	<0.01
40–49 years	105	0.57	<0.01	71	0.60	<0.01	34	0.50	<0.01
≥50 years	102	0.50	<0.01	57	0.21	0.11	45	0.72	<0.01

^a SBT Start Back Screening Tool, ^b ÖMPSQ-short Short form of the Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire, ^c BP Back Pain, ^d NP + BP Patients with neck or shoulder pain (NP) with or without back pain (BP)

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