Table 2.
Scores per spinal region and sum scores of the German version of the Young Spine Questionnaire at start, after 2 weeks and 3 months
| SCORES PER SPINAL REGION | Patients (N = 131) | Control Participants (N = 109) | ||||||
| Spinal region | Variable | Answer (score) |
Start N (%) |
2 weeks N (%) |
3 months N (%) |
Start N (%) |
2 weeks N (%) |
3 months N (%) |
| Neck | Pain frequency | Never (0) | 8 (6.1) | 9 (8.5) | 4 (4.2) | 12 (11.0) | 11 (12.9) | 15 (14.9) |
| Yes, once or twice (1) | 30 (22.9) | 19 (17.9) | 27 (28.4) | 51 (46.8) | 38 (44.7) | 50 (49.5) | ||
| Yes, once in a while (2) | 49 (37.4) | 36 (34.0) | 36 (37.9) | 37 (33.9) | 33 (38.8) | 29 (28.7) | ||
| Yes, often (3) | 44 (33.6) | 42 (39.6) | 28 (29.5) | 9 (8.3) | 3 (3.5) | 7 (6.9) | ||
| Week prevalence | No (0) | 58 (44.3) | 46 (43.4) | 48 (50.5) | 86 (78.9) | 61 (71.8) | 70 (69.3) | |
| Yes (1) | 73 (55.7) | 60 (56.6) | 47 (49.5) | 23 (21.1) | 24 (28.2) | 31 (30.7) | ||
| Point prevalence | No (0) | 92 (70.2) | 71 (67.0) | 76 (80.0) | 104 (96.3) | 77 (90.6) | 95 (94.1) | |
| Yes (1) | 39 (29.8) | 35 (33.0) | 19 (20.0) | 4 (3.7) | 8 (9.4) | 6 (5.9) | ||
| Pain intensity | No pain (0) | 11 (8.4) | 9 (8.5) | 8 (8.4) | 16 (14.7) | 14 (16.5) | 16 (15.8) | |
| 1 | 18 (22.1) | 12 (11.3) | 16 (16.8) | 32 (29.4) | 28 (32.9) | 42 (41.6) | ||
| 2 | 29 (22.1) | 28 (26.4) | 25 (26.3) | 38 (34.9) | 20 (23.5) | 24 (23.8) | ||
| 3 | 34 (26.0) | 28 (26.4) | 21 (22.1) | 17 (15.6) | 18 (21.2) | 16 (15.8) | ||
| 4 | 26 (19.8) | 21 (19.8) | 17 (17.9) | 6 (5.5) | 4 (3.7) | 3 (3.0) | ||
| Very much pain (5) | 13 (9.9) | 8 (7.5) | 8 (8.4) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0) | ||
| Mid back | Pain frequency | Never (0) | 24 (18.5) | 20 (18.9) | 16 (16.8) | 33 (30.3) | 30 (35.3) | 36 (35.6) |
| Yes, once or twice (1) | 40 (30.8) | 25 (23.6) | 30 (31.6) | 42 (38.5) | 35 (41.2) | 42 (41.6) | ||
| Yes, once in a while (2) | 32 (24.6) | 34 (32.1) | 34 (35.8) | 27 (24.8) | 16 (18.8) | 19 (18.8) | ||
| Yes, often (3) | 34 (26.2) | 27 (25.5) | 15 (5.8) | 7 (6.4) | 4 (4.7) | 4 (4.0) | ||
| Week prevalence | No (0) | 70 (53.8) | 61 (57.5) | 66 (69.5) | 83 (76.1) | 65 (77.4) | 84 (83.2) | |
| Yes (1) | 60 (46.2) | 45 (42.5) | 29 (30.5) | 26 (23.9) | 19 (22.6) | 17 (16.8) | ||
| Point prevalence | No (0) | 103 (79.2) | 83 (79.0) | 82 (86.3) | 102 (94.4) | 78 (91.8) | 95 (94.1) | |
| Yes (1) | 27 (20.8) | 22 (21.0) | 13 (13.7) | 6 (5.6) | 7 (8.2) | 6 (5.9) | ||
| Pain intensity | No pain (0) | 27 (20.8) | 22 (20.8) | 20 (20.8) | 36 (33.0) | 33 (38.8) | 37 (36.6) | |
| 1 | 13 (10.0) | 15 (14.2) | 17 (17.7) | 30 (27.5) | 18 (21.2) | 29 (28.7) | ||
| 2 | 31 (23.8) | 25 (23.6) | 21 (21.9) | 19 (17.4) | 20 (23.5) | 19 (18.8) | ||
| 3 | 28 (21.5) | 25 (23.6) | 22 (22.9) | 18 (16.5) | 8 (9.4) | 11 (10.9) | ||
| 4 | 23 (17.7) | 11 (10.4) | 11 (11.5) | 5 (4.6) | 5 (5.9) | 2 (2.0) | ||
| Very much pain (5) | 8 (6.2) | 8 (7.5) | 5 (5.2) | 1 (0.9) | 1 (1.2) | 3 (3.0) | ||
| Low back | Pain frequency | Never (0) | 21 (16.0) | 11 (10.4) | 12 (12.6) | 44 (40.4) | 35 (41.2) | 34 (33.7) |
| Yes, once or twice (1) | 38 (29.0) | 20 (18.9) | 29 (30.5) | 34 (31.2) | 30 (35.3) | 40 (39.6) | ||
| Yes, once in a while (2) | 24 (18.3) | 32 (30.2) | 21 (22.1) | 21 (19.3) | 12 (14.1) | 19 (18.8) | ||
| Yes, often (3) | 48 (36.6) | 43 (40.6) | 33 (34.7) | 10 (9.2) | 8 (9.4) | 8 (7.9) | ||
| Week prevalence | No (0) | 70 (53.4) | 53 (50.0) | 50 (52.6) | 90 (82.6) | 71 (83.5) | 82 (81.2) | |
| Yes (1) | 61 (46.6) | 53 (50.0) | 45 (47.4) | 19 (17.4) | 14 (16.5) | 19 (18.8) | ||
| Point prevalence | No (0) | 98 (75.4) | 72 (67.9) | 75 (78.9) | 101 (92.7) | 83 (97.6) | 93 (93.0) | |
| Yes (1) | 32 (24.6) | 34 (32.1) | 20 (21.1) | 8 (7.3) | 2 (2.4) | 7 (7.0) | ||
| Pain intensity | No pain (0) | 26 (19.8) | 15 (14.2) | 14 (14.7) | 47 (43.1) | 39 (45.9) | 36 (35.6) | |
| 1 | 19 (14.5) | 12 (11.3) | 9 (9.5) | 25 (22.9) | 15 (17.6) | 21 (20.8) | ||
| 2 | 29 (22.1) | 15 (14.2) | 27 (28.4) | 18 (16.5) | 15 (17.6) | 34 (33.7) | ||
| 3 | 20 (15.3) | 25 (23.6) | 18 (18.9) | 14 (12.8) | 12 (14.1) | 6 (5.9) | ||
| 4 | 18 (13.7) | 29 (27.4) | 18 (18.9) | 4 (3.7) | 2 (2.4) | 2 (2.0) | ||
| Very much pain (5) | 19 (14.5) | 10 (9.4) | 9 (9.5) | 1 (0.9) | 2 (2.4) | 2 (2.0) | ||
| SUM SCORES | Patients (N = 131) | Control Participants (N = 109) | ||||||
| Variable | Range |
Start Median (IQR) |
2 weeks Median (IQR) |
3 months Median (IQR) |
Start Median (IQR) |
2 weeks Median (IQR) |
3 months Median (IQR) |
|
| Sum | Pain frequency | 0–9 | 6 (3) | 6 (3) | 5 (3) | 3 (3) | 3 (3) | 3 (2) |
| Week prevalence | 0–3 | 2 (1) | 2 (1.5) | 1 (2) | 0 (1) | 0 (1) | 0 (1) | |
| Point prevalence | 0–3 | 0 (1) | 1 (1) | 0.5 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Pain intensity | 0–15 | 7 (4) | 8 (5) | 7 (3.25) | 4 (4) | 4 (5) | 3.94 (2.83) | |
IQR = interquartile range