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Table 1 Characteristics of study population

From: Risk classification of patients referred to secondary care for low back pain

Variables

 

STarT Back risk groups

Total

Low

Medium

High

N = 182

n = 62

n = 77

n = 43

Agea

48

(15)

47

(15)

50

(15)

47

(14)

Gender, menb

92

(51)

29

(47)

40

(52)

23

(54)

Other diseasesb

127

(70)

39

(63)

57

(74)

31

(72)

Musculoskeletal comorbidityb

68

(37)

17

(27)

33

(43)

18

(42)

Marriedb

97

(53)

30

(48)

43

(56)

24

(56)

Born in Norwayb

169

(93)

60

(97)

73

(95)

36

(84)

University / college educationb

77

(42)

31

(50)

32

(42)

14

(33)

Employedb

133

(73)

51

(82)

55

(71)

27

(63)

Sicklistedb

58

(32)

16

(26)

26

(34)

16

(37)

  1. aMean, SD
  2. bN, percent