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. 2015 Sep-Oct;20(5):234–240. doi: 10.1155/2015/862702

Complete logistic regression results according to visit

Effect Level 1st visit model (c-statistic = 0.683) 2nd visit model (c-statistic = 0.795) 3rd visit model (c-statistic = 0.787)

Point estimate P Point estimate P Point estimate P
Age 1.001 0.569 0.998 0.01 0.994 0.0036
Subgroup Subgroup II versus subgroup I 1.988 <0.0001 1.414 0.0002 2.5981 0.0002
Subgroup III versus subgroup I 2.467 3.168 4.278
Subgroup IV versus subgroup I 0.671 0.847 3.4774
Subgroup Other versus subgroup I 0.794 0.77 0.6923
Age*subgroup Age at subgroup II 0.998 0.0105 1 0.2658 0.2441
Age at subgroup III 1.003 1.003 1.004
Age at subgroup IV 1.017 1.015 0.9884
Age at subgroup other 1.012 1.013 1.018
Sex Female versus male 0.79 <0.0001 0.802 <0.0001 0.773 <0.001
First LBP is PCP or not Yes versus no 0.676 <0.0001 0.792 <0.0001 0.594 <0.001
Charlson score 0.99 0.513 0.986 0.5221 0.958 0.0903
Smoking Missing versus no 0.996 0.9344 0.97 0.7007 0.915 0.3212
Quit versus no 1.217 <0.0001 1.079 0.1729 1.095 0.1504
Yes versus no 1.384 <0.0001 1.268 <0.0001 1.254 0.0005
Alcohol Missing versus no 1.116 0.0176 1.127 0.0853 1.032 0.6889
Yes versus no 0.936 0.0596 0.904 0.0429 0.889 0.0403
Number of opioid Rx before LBP 1.025 0.0006 1.053 <0.0001 1.062 0.0004
First LBP visit is ED Yes versus no 0.685 <0.0001 0.979 0.8739 1.004 0.9805
CT order at first LBP Yes versus no 9.86 <0.0001 N/A N/A N/A N/A
MRI order at first LBP Yes versus no 4.987 <0.0001 4.14 0.0072 N/A N/A
Other image at first LBP Yes versus no 1.249 <0.0001 0.713 <0.0001 1.421 <0.001
Injection order at first LBP Yes versus no 1.194 0.0599 0.775 0.0587 1.112 0.4716
Med order at first LBP Yes versus no 1.097 0.004 0.657 <0.0001 0.753 <0.001
Lab order at first LBP Yes versus no 0.64 <0.0001 0.373 <0.0001 0.568 <0.001
Number of visits before LBP Yes versus no 1.003 0.0795 0.999 0.7733 1 0.8756
Fibromyalgia Yes versus no 1.129 0.0284 1.184 0.0334 1.264 0.0091
Depression Level 2 versus level 1 1.373 <0.0001 1.403 <0.0001 1.405 <0.001
Level 3 versus level 1 1.164 0.756 0.742 0.6488 1.661 0.5002
Level 4 versus level 1 1.343 <0.0001 1.285 0.0003 1.076 0.3657
Level 5 versus level 1 1.61 <0.0001 1.491 <0.0001 1.269 0.0009
Allergic rhinitis Yes versus no 0.897 0.007 0.842 0.0023 0.867 0.0237
Gastroesophageal reflux disease Yes versus no 0.952 0.185 0.939 0.2287 0.882 0.0312
Arthritis Yes versus no 1.078 0.0504 1.136 0.022 1.27 0.0002
Beta-blocker and HT Beta-blocker order not for HT versus no beta-blocker, no HT 1.003 0.97 0.942 0.5883 1.036 0.7728
HT without beta-blocker versus no beta-blocker, no HT 0.964 0.342 0.947 0.3351 0.831 0.0032
Beta-blocker for HT versus no beta-blocker, no HT 0.962 0.4662 0.892 0.1256 0.892 0.1687
Physician efficiency index (/1000) 1.08 <0.0001 1.048 0.0048 1.21 <0.001
Time interval (month) N/A N/A 0.811 <0.0001 0.9 <0.001
Medicare Yes versus No 1.047 0.3164 0.999 0.9854 1.006 0.9377
Workers’ Compensation Yes versus No 1.883 <0.0001 1.481 0.0479 5.48 <0.001
Commercial insured Yes versus No 0.88 0.0001 0.923 0.0887 1.005 0.9236

CT Computed tomography; ED Emergency department; HT Hypertension; Lab Laboratory; LBP Low back pain; Med Medical; MRI Magnetic resonance imaging; PCP Primary care physician; Rx Prescriptions