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Table 3 Recovery at 6 months and adjusted risk ratio for recovery (GPE ≥ 4) by injury groups

From: Positive recovery for low-risk injuries screened by the short form - Örebro musculoskeletal pain screening questionnaire following road traffic injury: evidence from an inception cohort study in New South Wales, Australia

Injury group

% Recovered

Unadjusted RR (95% CI)

Adjusteda RR (95% CI)

Low

High

Neck (n = 77)

68.5%

26.1%

2.63 (1.29 to 5.35)

2.45 (1.18 to 5.12)

Lower back (n = 44)

56.5%

14.3%

3.96 (1.31 to 11.97)

3.03 (1.06 to 8.64)

Lower limb (n = 147)

61.9%

17.2%

3.59 (1.60 to 8.06)

3.08 (1.34 to 7.08)

All (n = 268)

63.1%

19.2%

3.29 (2.03 to 5.34)

2.96 (1.81 to 4.82)

  1. Note: aAdjusted risk ratio (RR), adjusting for participants’ age, self-rated general health prior to the injury, history of chronic illness prior to the injury and hospital admission status following the injury; CI Confidence interval