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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients

From: “Minimal clinically important difference” estimates of 6 commonly-used performance tests in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain completing a work-related multidisciplinary rehabilitation program

Characteristics

N

Values

Age

838

44 ± 11

Sex

838

735 (88%) male

Educational level

835

 

 - ≤ 9 years

 

487 (58%)

 - > 9 years

 

348 (42%)

Lesion location

838

 

 - Neck/back

 

129 (15%)

 - Upper limb

 

357 (43%)

 - Lower limb

 

352 (42%)

AIS

818

 

 - Minor

 

304 (37%)

 - Moderate

 

514 (63%)

Duration of symptoms

837

Median [IQ]: 401 days [257–722]

Length of stay

838

31 ± 10

GRC

825

 

 - Improved (GRC ≥ + 2)

 

280 (34%)

 - Not improved (GRC < + 2)

 

545 (66%)

  1. Values are presented as Mean(±Standard Deviation) or N(percentages), unless stated otherwise. Age in years, Length of stay in days. AIS Abbreviated Injury Scale, GRC Global Rating of Change. N number of patients
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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