Covariate | Coefficient | 95% Confidence interval |
P-value |
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Coding | -0.01989 | -0.04472 | 0.00493 | 0.106 |
ROB | 0.01032 | -0.02085 | 0.04149 | 0.485 |
Health System | 0.00309 | -0.02580 | 0.03199 | 0.819 |
- Notes: “Coding” includes studies grouped by coding system used for the definition of low back pain. In our analysis 1 was given to studies using diagnosis codes for their definition, while 0 was given to studies using presenting complaints for their definition. “ROB” includes studies grouped by risk of bias. In our analysis 1 was given to studies judged to have a moderate to high risk of bias and 0 was given to studies judged to have a low risk of bias. “Health System” includes studies grouped by healthcare system funding. In our analysis 1 was given to studies conducted in regions with private healthcare funding and 0 was given to studies conducted in regions with public healthcare funding