Table 2

Baseline clinical and demographic characteristics

HEASMT + HEASRE + HEA
Participants, n798082
Mean age (SD), years72.7 (5.3)71.7 (5.2)72.6 (5.6)
Women, n (%)35 (44.3)36 (45.0)42 (51.2)
Median duration neck pain (IQR), years5.0 (2.0–15.0)6.5 (2.0–19.0)7.5 (1.8–20.0)
Pain radiating to upper extremity, n (%)17 (21.5)13 (16.3)11 (13.4)
Timed up & go test (SD), seconds11.3 (2.4)10.8 (2.1)11.3 (2.4)
Neck pain (SD), [0–10]4.95 (1.26)5.33 (1.49)4.89 (1.34)
Neck disability (SD), [0–100]24.23 (9.88)22.78 (9.37)22.85 (9.20)
SF6D-derived quality adjusted life years (SD), [0.1–1]0.76 (0.12)0.77 (0.12)0.77 (0.13)
EQ5D-derived quality adjusted life years (SD), [−0.1−1]0.80 (0.07)0.79 (0.06)0.80 (0.09)
Employment status
 - Employed, n (%)12 (12.5)16 (16.8)17 (17.7)
 - Retired, n (%)65 (67.7)57 (60.0)59 (61.5)
 - Homemaker, n (%)8 (8.3)7 (7.4)8 (8.3)
 - Other (e.g. unemployed, disabled), n (%)11 (11.5)15 (15.8)12 (12.5)
Education level, n (%)
 - Less than high school1 (1.3)2 (2.5)1 (1.2)
 - High school degree23 (29.1)24 (30.0)23 (28.1)
 - Some college20 (25.3)14 (17.5)21 (25.6)
 - Associate or technical degree11 (13.9)6 (7.5)8 (8.5)
 - College degree12 (15.2)18 (22.5)17 (20.7)
 - Post-graduate degree12 (15.2)16 (20.0)13 (15.9)
Previous Treatment (prior 3 months), n (%)18 (22.8)27 (33.8)19 (23.2)
 - Medical Doctor6 (7.6)8 (10.0)9 (11.0)
 - Specialist1 (1.3)3 (3.8)5 (6.1)
 - Chiropractor10 (12.7)14 (17.5)12 (14.6)
 - Physical Therapy1 (1.3)6 (7.5)1 (1.2)
 - Massage5 (6.3)9 (11.3)3 (3.7)