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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of included patients

From: Recovery trajectories in common musculoskeletal complaints by diagnosis contra prognostic phenotypes

 

Total cohort (n = 147)

Female n %

107 (73)

Age mean (SD)

45 (15)

Education n (%)

 Primary school or less

3 (2)

 High school

55 (37)

 Up to 4 years of higher education

55 (37)

 More than 4 years of higher education

32 (22)

 Unknown

2 (1)

Pain duration n (%)a

 0–4 weeks

9 (6)

 4–11 weeks

29 (20)

 3–6 months

26 (18)

 6–12 months

18 (13)

 Over 1 year

61 (43)

Pain intensity (0–10)b mean (SD)

5.0 (2.2)

PSFS (0–10)b,c mean (SD)

3.8 (2.1)

Main problem area n (%)

 Neck

40 (27)

 Shoulder

48 (33)

 Back

31 (21)

 Complex

28 (19)

LCA classes n (%)

 Class 1

21 (14)

 Class 2

49 (33)

 Class 3

35 (24)

 Class 4

26 (18)

 Class 5

16 (11)

  1. an = 143
  2. bn = 146
  3. cPSFS Patient Specific Functional Scale. Scored on a 11-point scale from 0 (unable to perform) to 10 (able to perform at prior level)