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Spine J. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2016 Jul 1.
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Spine J. 2015 Jul 1; 15(7): 1577–1586.
Published online 2015 Mar 13. doi:  10.1016/j.spinee.2015.03.003

Table 4

Proportion of Patients with Chronic Pain in Each Risk Group and Likelihood Ratios for Correct Risk Classification.

Risk group (total N)Number of PatientsPercentage with chronic back pain (95% CI)Likelihood ratio (95% CI)
with chronic back painwithout chronic back pain
6 month model (509)67442

 Low risk (score < - 4)92303.8 (1.7 – 7.0)0.26 (0.14 – 0.48)
 Moderate risk (score -4 to 7)2716514.1 (9.5 – 19.8)1.1 (0.79 – 1.5)
 High risk (score ≥8)314739.7 (28.8 – 51.5)4.4 (3.0 – 6.3)

2 year model (440)82358

 Low risk (score < - 4)2219410.1% (6.49–15.0)0.50 (0.34–0.72)
 Moderate risk (score -4 to 7)3212520.4% (14.4–27.5)1.12 (0.82–1.52)
 High risk (score ≥8)283941.8% (29.8–54.5)3.14 (2.06–4.78)
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