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 |
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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 |