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Table 2 Disease related data comparing those who did or did not receive acupuncture for low back pain.

From: Determinants for receiving acupuncture for LBP and associated treatments: a prospective cohort study

Disease related data

n = 1345

No acupuncture

n = 1,166

Acupuncture

n = 179

p-value

Severity of pain at baseline (scale 1–10) (n = 1,310)

5.2 (CI 5–5,3)

5.5 (CI 5.1–5.8)

n.s.

Chronicity of LBP

   

Acute LBP

238 (21%)

18 (10 %)

< .001

Recurrent LBP

482 (41 %)

56 (31 %)

 

Chronic LBP

446 (38 %)

105 (59 %)

 

Average duration of the actual pain episode at inclusion in days

60.4 (CI 53–67)

96.7 (CI 74–118)

< .02

Radiation of pain below the knee (n = 1,320)

217 (18 %)

47 (26 %)

< .01

Positive depression-score (CESD) at baseline (n = 1,320)

161 (17 %)

37 (24 %)

< .02.

Suspicion of red flags at baseline

102 (8 %)

16 (9 %)

n.s.

Patients complaining about back pain after 1 year (n = 1,219)

467 (45 %)

106 (62 %)

< .001

(HFAQ) functional capacity at baseline

68.2 (SD ± 21)

62.7 (SD ± 20)

< .01

  1. Table legend text
  2. CI: 95 % confidence intervals
  3. SD: standard deviation
  4. HFAQ: Hanover Functional Disability Questionnaire