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Subject Demographics and LBP Characteristics |
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| No LBP (n = 36) |
Minor LBP (n = 81) |
Significant LBP (n = 53) |
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| Age (mean + SD, years) |
21.7 ± 3.5 |
22.0 ± 4.2 |
23.9 ± 5.1 |
| BMI (mean + SD, kg/m2) |
21.9 ± 2.8 |
23.3 ± 4.3 |
23.1 ± 3.4 |
| Lifetime highest VAS (mean + SD,/10) |
0 |
3.9 ± 2.3 |
6.6 ± 1.6 |
| Annual LBP Duration (range, days) |
0 |
1–7 |
8–30 |
| Requiring treatment, medication or activity reduction past 12-months (%) |
0 |
44.4 |
96.2 |
| Oswestry Disability Index (mean + SD) |
0 |
10.4 ± 6.6 |
21.2 ± 9.2 |
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Mitchell et al. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2008 9:152 doi:10.1186/1471-2474-9-152 |
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