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. 1998 Dec 5;317(7172):1564–1567. doi: 10.1136/bmj.317.7172.1564

Table 1.

Population prevalences (95% confidence intervals) for back pain in Bradford (rate per 100 people aged 25-64 in 1994)

Lifetime (n=1107) Annual (n=780) Point (n=380)
Men 63 (60 to 66) 42 (39 to 46) 23 (20 to 25)
Women 60 (57 to 63) 44 (40 to 47) 20 (17 to 23)
Age (years):
 <35 54 (48 to 59) 49 (34 to 44) 16 (12 to 19)
 35-44 63 (59 to 67) 44 (40 to 48) 20 (16 to 23)
 45-54 63 (59 to 68) 45 (41 to 50) 22 (18 to 26)
  ⩾55 65 (60 to 69) 43 (39 to 48) 26 (22 to 30)