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Table 3 Baseline characteristics of subjects with or without both criteria for success with manipulation present

From: Pragmatic application of a clinical prediction rule in primary care to identify patients with low back pain with a good prognosis following a brief spinal manipulation intervention

Characteristic

Both criteria present (n = 41)

Both criteria not present (n = 100)

Age

36.9 (± 11.4) years

35.2 (± 10.4) years

Sex

39% female

53% female

Pain Intensity Rating

5.6 (± 2.2)

5.1 (± 1.9)

Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire – Work Subscale

14.0 (± 11.0)

15.0 (± 10.1)

Oswestry Disability Questionnaire*

45.9 (± 13.7)

40.3 (± 9.1)

  1. (Numbers represent mean (± standard deviation) unless otherwise indicated, *significant difference between groups (p = 0.02))
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BMC Primary Care

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