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Table 1 Self-reported health in individuals with low back pain vs reference group (individuals with no LBP)

From: The StarT back screening tool and a pain mannequin improve triage in individuals with low back pain at risk of a worse prognosis – a population based cohort study

 

Low back pain (n = 52)

Reference group (n = 67)

p-value

Age (years)

60 (7)

59 (9)

0.233

Sex (women)

65%

57%

0.337

SBT (0–9)

2.4 (1.5)

0.7 (0.9)

< 0.001

RMDQ (0–24)

6.6 (4.7)

2.0 (2.1)

< 0.001

EQ5D (0–1)

0.69 (0.21)

0.87 (0.14)

< 0.001

FABQ PA (0–24)

8.4 (5.9)

5.5 (5.4)

< 0.001

FABQ work (0–42)

15.0 (12.3)

8.5 (8.2)

< 0.001

HAD anxiety (0–21)

7.7 (2.9)

5.1 (3.4)

< 0.001

HAD depression (0–21)

3.7 (1.8)

2.2 (2.0)

< 0.001

Pain NRS (0–10)

5.1 (2.1)

1.2 (2.4)

< 0.001

Regions with pain (0–18)

5.0 (4.2)

1.9 (3.0)

< 0.001

CWP at inclusion

53%

18%

< 0.001

  1. Presented as mean (SD) or frequencies and p-values. SBT = STarT Back Screening Tool (best-worst), RMDQ = Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (best-worst), EQ5D = EuroQol 5-domain (worst-best), FABQ = Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire for physical activity and work (best-worst), HAD = Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (best-worst), NRS=Numeric Rating Scale, LBP = Low Back Pain, CWP = Chronic widespread pain, CLBP=Chronic LBP