Table 4

Cross-tabulation of the independent baseline-variables (n = 9,600). Percentages calculated across rows (i.e. within diagnostic subgroups).

n (% of total sample)
LBP
LBP-long
Headache
Headache-long
Asthma

LBP-all 3,223 (34%)

588 (18%)
2,974 (92%)
334 (10%)
1,244 (39%)
LBP-long 588 (6%)
588 (100%)

559 (95%)
134 (23%)
287 (49%)
Headache-all 8,266 (86%)
2,974 (36%)
559 (7%)

591 (7%)
2,446 (30%)
Headache-long 591 (6%)
334 (57%)
134 (23%)
591 (100%)

269 (46%)
Asthma 2,685 (28%)
1,244 (46%)
287 (11%)
2,446 (91%)
269 (10%)


Hestbaek et al. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2006 7:29   doi:10.1186/1471-2474-7-29