Table 2. Score distribution of STarT-J items and risk group distribution (n = 2000).
| Item | Number of participants who answered “agree” (1 point) |
|---|---|
| n (%) | |
| 1 | 442 (22.1) |
| 2 | 1069 (53.5) |
| 3 | 317 (15.9) |
| 4 | 264 (13.2) |
| 5 | 574 (28.7) |
| 6 | 652 (32.6) |
| 7 | 425 (21.3) |
| 8 | 351 (17.6) |
| 9 | 239 (12.0) |
| Risk group distribution | |
| Low-risk | 1557 (77.9) |
| Medium-risk | 294 (14.7) |
| High-risk | 149 (7.5) |
Values are n (%).
STarT-J: The Japanese version of the STarT Back Tool. For item 9, answers of “very much” and “extremely” were scored as 1 point, and were counted as “agree”; the answers “not at all,” “slightly,” and “moderately” were scored as 0 points, and were not included.