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Table 3 Correlation between baseline biomarker levels and baseline pain/disability scores (n = 90)

From: The association of biomarkers with pain and function in acute and subacute low back pain: a secondary analysis of an RCT

Biomarker

Pain

ODI

r

p

r

p

NPY

.23

.028

.09

.375

E-Selectin

.22

.043

.17

.108

TNFα

.09

.426

.16

.124

SubP

.17

.123

.02

.876

RANTES

−.01

.968

−.09

.422

vitamin D

−.32

.002

−.16

.137

CRP

.37

.000

.16

.122

  1. NPY Neuropeptide Y, TNFα Tumor necrosis factor-alpha, SubP substance P, RANTES Regulated upon activation, normal t-cell expressed and presumably secreted, CRP c-reactive protein, r Spearman’s correlation coefficient, ODI Oswestry Disability Index score
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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