Table 1.
Characteristics | |
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Sex, n (%) | |
Male | 28,769 (54.4) |
Female | 24,073 (45.6) |
Age, years | 47.7 (9.4) |
BMI, kg/m2 | 22.8 (3.8) |
STarT-G score | 1.2 (1.4) |
NRS for pain | 3.1 (2.4) |
Pain sites, n (%) | |
0 | 12,045 (22.8) |
1 | 14,076 (26.6) |
2 | 10,014 (19.0) |
3 | 6,370 (12.1) |
4–5 | 6,188 (11.7) |
6–9 | 3,484 (6.6) |
10+ | 665 (1.3) |
Disability due to chronic pain, n (%) | |
Present | 818 (1.5) |
Absent | 52,024 (98.5) |
Note: Data presented as mean (standard deviation) where applicable.
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; STarT-G, generic version of the STarT Back 5-item screening tool; NRS, numerical rating scale.