Table 5.

Mean scores for the scales 1–10 in Table 1 after 28 days and 2 years.RTW is indicated by large values on scales 1–7 and by small values on scales 8–10. (Scales: 1 EQ-5D; 2 EuroQol thermometer; 3 HADL; 4 SF-36VI; 5 SF-36MH; 6 SF-36SF; 7 SF-36GH; 8 Zung; 9 Von Korff’s pain and 10 Von Korff’s score)

Scale	After 28 days				After 2 years
	Men		Women		Men		Women
	LBP	NP	LBP	NP	LBP	NP	LBP	NP
1	0.49	0.53	0.49	0.50	0.68	0.58	0.63	0.59
2	59	59	55	54	65	58	62	59
3	60	73	52	67	71	68	62	66
4	44	44	38	35	59	50	49	46
5	64	63	62	62	73	67	68	69
6	60	63	53	60	77	65	65	68
7	–a	–a	–a	–a	61	53	56	54
8	0.49	0.49	0.52	0.52	–b	–b	–b	–b
9	67	67	72	73	48	50	53	60
10	71	65	73	67	41	51	46	50

^aNot included at 28 days

^bNot included at 2 years