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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2018 Apr 7;48(6):460–475. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2018.7811

Table 1.

Descriptive Summary of OSPRO Validation Cohort

Variable Label Overall
Sample
(n = 440)
Missing
12-Month
(n =161)
Completed
12-Month
(n = 279)
p-value
Demographics Age Mean±SD 45.2±15.8 43.1±15.3 46.5±16.0 0.024
Median (Min, Max) 45 [18, 75] 42 [18, 74] 47 [18, 75]
Gender Male 164 (37.3%) 69 (42.9%) 95 (34.1%) 0.145
Female 275 (62.5%) 92 (57.1%) 183 (65.6%)
Prefer not to answer 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.4%)
Race American Indian/Alaska Native 3 (0.7%) 1 (0.6%) 2 (0.7%) 0.121
Asian 25 (5.7%) 8 (5.0%) 17 (6.1%)
Black or African American 62 (14.1%) 32 (19.9%) 30 (10.8%)
White 343 (78.0%) 117 (72.7%) 226 (81.0%)
Don't know / Prefer not to answer 7 (1.6%) 3 (1.9%) 4 (1.4%)
Ethnicity Hispanic or Latino 31 (7.0%) 10 (6.2%) 21 (7.5%) 0.310
Not Hispanic or Latino 376 (85.5%) 135 (83.9%) 241 (86.4%)
Don't know / Prefer not to answer 33 (7.5%) 16 (9.9%) 17 (6.1%)
Income Less than $20,0000 59 (13.4%) 29 (18.0%) 30 (10.8%) 0.004
$20,000 to $35,000 53 (12.0%) 14 (8.7%) 39 (14.0%)
$35,001 to $50,000 50 (11.4%) 17 (10.6%) 33 (11.8%)
$50,001 to $70,000 56 (12.7%) 24 (14.9%) 32 (11.5%)
Greater than $70,000 156 (35.5%) 44 (27.3%) 112 (40.1%)
Don't know / Prefer not to answer 66 (15.0%) 33 (20.5%) 33 (11.8%)
Employment Full-time employed 237 (53.9%) 88 (54.7%) 149 (53.4%) 0.007
Part-time employed 62 (14.1%) 21 (13.0%) 41 (14.7%)
Unemployed 61 (13.9%) 31 (19.3%) 30 (10.8%)
Retired 58 (13.2%) 11 (6.8%) 47 (16.8%)
Prefer not to answer 22 (5.0%) 10 (6.2%) 12 (4.3%)
Education Less than high school 11 (2.5%) 10 (6.2%) 1 (0.4%) <0.0001
Graduated from high school 38 (8.6%) 21 (13.0%) 17 (6.1%)
Some college 112 (25.5%) 49 (30.4%) 63 (22.6%)
Graduated from college 120 (27.3%) 41 (25.5%) 79 (28.3%)
Some post-graduate course work 56 (12.7%) 15 (9.3%) 41 (14.7%)
Completed post graduate degree 97 (22.0%) 23 (14.3%) 74 (26.5%)
Prefer not to answer 6 (1.4%) 2 (1.2%) 4 (1.4%)
Insurance Private 273 (62.0%) 93 (57.8%) 180 (64.5%) 0.009
Medicare 52 (11.8%) 13 (8.1%) 39 (14.0%)
Medicaid 19 (4.3%) 9 (5.6%) 10 (3.6%)
Worker's compensation 14 (3.2%) 8 (5.0%) 6 (2.2%)
Disability 4 (0.9%) 3 (1.9%) 1 (0.4%)
Uninsured 7 (1.6%) 5 (3.1%) 2 (0.7%)
Other 45 (10.2%) 15 (9.3%) 30 (10.8%)
Unknown / Prefer not to answer 26 (5.9%) 15 (9.3%) 11 (3.9%)
Clinic Site Portland, OR 20 (4.5%) 4 (2.5%) 16 (5.7%) 0.025
Los Angeles, CA 61 (13.9%) 18 (11.2%) 43 (15.4%)
Greenville, SC 86 (19.5%) 28 (17.4%) 58 (20.8%)
Boulder, CO 17 (3.9%) 1 (0.6%) 16 (5.7%)
Jacksonville, FL 50 (11.4%) 21 (13.0%) 29 (10.4%)
Gainesville, FL 139 (31.6%) 59 (36.6%) 80 (28.7%)
Philadelphia, PA 20 (4.5%) 7 (4.3%) 13 (4.7%)
Chicago, IL 24 (5.5%) 13 (8.1%) 11 (3.9%)
Terra Haute, IN 23 (5.2%) 10 (6.2%) 13 (4.7%)
Anatomical Region Neck 98 (22.3%) 39 (24.2%) 59 (21.1%) 0.375
Low back 118 (26.8%) 46 (28.6%) 72 (25.8%)
Shoulder 107 (24.3%) 41 (25.5%) 66 (23.7%)
Knee 117 (26.6%) 35 (21.7%) 82 (29.4%)
Pain Duration (# days) Mean±SD 413.8±1757.6 506.5±1454.1 360.2±1911.4 0.955
Median (Min, Max) 90 [0, 29565] 90 [0, 10000] 90 [1,29565]
Onset of Symptoms Gradual 239 (54.3%) 74 (46.0%) 165 (59.1%) 0.028
Sudden 138 (31.4%) 60 (37.3%) 78 (28.0%)
Traumatic 63 (14.3%) 27 (16.8%) 36 (12.9%)
Previous Episodes (in past year) Yes 224 (50.9%) 81 (50.3%) 143 (51.3%) 0.187
No 185 (42.0%) 64 (39.8%) 121 (43.4%)
Do not remember 31 (7.0%) 16 (9.9%) 15 (5.4%)
Surgery for Primary Complaint Yes 83 (18.9%) 37 (23.0%) 46 (16.5%) 0.094
No 357 (81.1%) 124 (77.0%) 233 (83.5%)
Unique Number of Comorbidities Mean±SD 2.1±2.3 1.9±2.1 2.2±2.3 0.158
Median (Min, Max) 1.5 [0, 13] 1 [0, 13] 2 [0, 11]
Distribution of Comorbidities 0 134 (30.6%) 55 (34.2%) 79 (28.5%) 0.437
1 85 (19.4%) 31 (19.3%) 54 (19.5%)
2 + 219 (50.0%) 75 (46.6%) 144 (52.0%)
OSPRO-ROS 10 item score (range: 0–10) Mean±SD 2.7±2.4 2.8±2.5 2.6±2.3 0.515
Median (Min, Max) 2 [0, 10] 2 [0, 10] 2 [0, 10]
13 item score (range: 0–13) Mean±SD 1.2±1.8 1.4±2.1 1.2±1.6 0.924
Median (Min, Max) 1 [0, 12] 1 [0, 12] 1 [0, 9]
23 item score (range: 0–23) Mean±SD 3.9±3.8 4.2±4.3 3.8±3.5 0.631
Median (Min, Max) 3 [0, 21] 3 [0, 21] 3 [0, 17]
OSPRO-YF 10 item score (range: 3–53) Mean±SD 17.4±6.7 18.4±7.2 16.9±6.3 0.033
Median (Min, Max) 17 [4, 47] 18 [4, 47] 16 [4, 40]
7 item Score (range: 3–46) Mean±SD 14.9±5.5 15.9±6.3 14.3±4.9 0.005
Median (Min, Max) 15 [3, 34] 16 [3, 34] 15 [3, 28]
17 item score (range: 6–89) Mean±SD 32.4±11.2 34.3±12.5 31.2±10.3 0.009
Median (Min, Max) 32 [8, 81] 33 [8, 81] 31 [9, 68]
Average Pain Intensity (range: 0–10) Mean±SD 4.2±2.0 4.8±2.3 3.9±1.7 <.0001
Median (Min, Max) 4 [0, 9.7] 4.7[0, 9.7] 3.7 [0, 8]
Quality of Life (range: 0–100) Physical Summary Score Mean±SD 42.7±8.5 41.9±9.1 43.2±8.1 0.138
Median (Min, Max) 43.7 [22.4, 59] 42.1 [22.4, 58.6] 44.4 [24.9, 59]
Mental Summary Score Mean±SD 50.9±9.1 49.9±9.3 51.5±9.0 0.070
Median (Min, Max) 53 [22.6, 68.8] 51.8 [26, 65.7] 53.7 [22.6, 68.8]
Neck Disability Index (range: 0–100) Mean±SD 28.6±16.1 31.8±15.6 26.5±16.3 0.045
Median (Min, Max) 24 [2, 76] 30 [2, 62] 22 [2, 76]
Revised Oswestry Questionnaire (range:0–100) Mean±SD 28.7±18.2 30.7±18.8 27.4±17.9 0.279
Median (Min, Max) 26 [0, 86] 31 [0, 86] 24 [2, 82]
QuickDASH (range: 0–100) Mean±SD 38.8±20.1 43.6±22.5 35.8±17.9 0.071
Median (Min, Max) 34.1 [2.3, 97.7] 43.2 [2.3, 97.7] 31.8 [6.8, 77.3]
IKDC Total Score (range: 0–100) Mean±SD 39.6±15.7 39.6±17.6 39.6±14.9 0.908
Median (Min, Max) 39.2 [7.2, 77.3] 38.1 [15.5, 73.2] 39.2 [7.2, 77.3]
Region Specific Disability (units in z score) Mean±SD 0.4±0.9 0.6±1.0 0.4±0.9 0.032
Median (Min, Max) 0.3 [−1.6, 3.6] 0.5 [−1.3, 3.6] 0.2 [−1.6, 3.4]
Table Key:
  • Italic font indicates variable differs based on follow up status
  • OSPRO-YF = Optimal Screening for Prediction of Referral and Outcome Yellow Flag Tool; OSPRO-ROS = Optimal Screening for Prediction of Referral and Outcome Review of Systems Tool; DASH = Disability of Arm, Shoulder, and Hand; IKDC = International Knee Documentation Committee