Table 6.

Differences in premorbid factors between subjects who were and were not interviewed after consultation

Characteristic	Interviewed after consultation		P value*
	Yes (n=294)	No (n=148)
Men	123	51	0.134
Women	171	97
Age (years):
18-29	37	37	0.002
30-44	96	44
45-59	92	29
60-75	69	38
General health questionnaire score:
12-21	84	40	0.730
22-48	200	103
Self rated health:
Excellent/good	166	80	0.769
Fair/poor	127	65
Physical activity of peers:
More/same	199	109	0.191
Less	91	37
Ever smoked:
Never	81	44	0.631
Ever	213	104
First episode of low back pain:
No	60	26	0.538
Yes	230	117
Alcohol drinker:
Never/hardly	149	72	0.687
Weekly	145	76
Satisfied with employment situation:
Yes	131	55	0.286
No	152	80

^*Groups were compared with χ² test.