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. 2011 Nov 1;11:840. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-840

Table 3.

Primary outcomes from baseline to follow-up in intention-to-treat sample.

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n Baseline Follow-up n Baseline Follow-up n Baseline Follow-up
Neck pain (%> 30 days) 82 41 37 93 33 30 86 30 27
Right shoulder pain (%> 30 days) 83 33 27 91 33 29 87 25 25
Left shoulder pain (%> 30 days) 82 27 23 90 30 29 86 27 28
Lower back pain (%> 30 days) 83 36 36 92 27 26 86 35 36
Work ability (mean 0-10 (SD)) 81 7.6 (2.0) 7.8 (1.9) 89 7.5 (2.1) 7.5 (2.1) 87 7.3 (2.2) 7.4 (2.4)
Sickness absence days (Median) 95 4.0 4.25 99 3.0 3.0 100 3.0 2.0
Sickness absence (Mean spells) 95 1.622 1.356 99 1.281 1.354 100 1.64 1.281

n = number of observations (including observations carried forwards and backwards for intention-to-treat analyses), SD = standard deviation, Spells = number of sickness absence periods.