Predictors of outcome in neck pain patients undergoing chiropractic care: comparison of acute and chronic patients

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Published online 2012 Aug 24. doi: 10.1186/2045-709X-20-27

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Table 2

Numerical rating scale (NRS) for pain and Bournemouth Questionnaire (BQ) baseline scores for acute and chronic patients

	Acute baseline	Chronic baseline	p- Value
	(N =272)	(N = 255)
NRS neck	6.12 (±2.01)	5.5 (±2.29)	0.001*
NRS arm	2.28 (±2.20)	2.23 (±2.70)	0.838
BQ pain	5.91 (±2.34)	5.53 (±2.23)	0.06
BQ Disability in activities of daily living	4.81 (±2.86)	3.75 (±2.58)	0.0001*
BQ Disability in social activities	4.32 (±3.17)	3.03 (±2.95)	0.0001*
BQ Anxiety	5.41 (±2.88)	5.63 (±2.69)	0.366
BQ Depression	3.44 (±3.16)	3.41 (±3.04)	0.918
BQ Fear-avoidance beliefs	4.80 (±2.94)	4.43 (±2.93)	0.148
BQ Locus of control	4.80 (±2.94)	4.43 (±2.93)	0.091
BQ Total score	33.96 (±15.26)	30.50 (±14.18)	0.008*

Values are means (±SD). N = numbers of observations. * = p < 0.05.