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Table 1 Description of participants

From: Reliability and screening ability of the StarT Back screening tool in patients with low back pain in physiotherapy practice, a cohort study

N = 52

 

Mean (SD)

Frequency (%)

Age

 

45 (12)

 

Gender, female

  

32 (62)

Duration LBP

0–12 weeks

 

6 (11)

13–26 weeks

 

5 (11)

27–52 weeks

 

7 (14)

>52 weeks

 

33 (64)

Working situation

Full time work

 

25 (48)

100% sick leave

 

3 (6)

100% disability benefit

 

9 (17)

Graded sick leave

 

8 (15)

Other

 

6 (11)

Pain intensity

Now

3.4 (2.0)

 

Last week

5.6 (2.2)

 
  1. SD standard deviation, LBP low back pain