| PMC full text: | Published online 2018 Sep 10. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021358
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Table 4
Baseline data and covariates by intervention group
| Non-MT group (n=116) | MT group (n=122) | Missing non-MT group* | Missing MT group* | |
| Sex, female, no (%) | 73 (63) | 78 (64) |
| Mean (CI) | Mean (CI) | |||
| Age at inclusion | 12.6 (12.4 to 12.9) | 12.6 (12.3 to 12.9) | ||
| Follow-up time (days) | 492 (448 to 536) | 463 (423 to 504) | ||
| Pain intensity at baseline (NRS) | 5.3 (5.1 to 5.6) | 5.2 (4.9 to 5.5) |
| Proportion (CI) | Proportion (CI) | |||
| Expectations of the clinical course (‘Worse’) | 7.6% (3.4% to 16.1%) | 7.6% (3.4% to 16.1%) | 32% (37) | 35% (43) |
| Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | |||
| KID physical well-being | 44.7 (38.5 to 49.6) | 43.8 (40.5 to 49.6) | 4% (5) | 1% (1) |
| KID psychological well-being | 49.5 (44.8 to 56.0) | 48.5 (44.8 to 56.0) | 5% (6) | 2% (3) |
| KID autonomy and relation | 49.5 (45.2 to 55.8) | 49.5 (45.2 to 55.8) | 4% (5) | 2% (3) |
| KID social support and peers | 53.2 (46.9 to 57.8) | 53.2 (46.9 to 57.8) | 4% (5) | 1% (1) |
| KID school | 51.1 (45.4 to 58.2) | 51.1 (45.4 to 54.4) | 4% (5) | 1% (1) |
MT = manipulative therapy;
NRS = Numerical Rating Scale.