Prevalence and tracking of back pain from childhood to adolescence

doi:10.1186/1471-2474-12-98

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BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2011; 12: 98.

Published online 2011 May 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-12-98

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Table 3

Probability (given in percentage) of reporting back pain depending on the back pain status at the previous data collection point in a cohort of Danish children/adolescents surveyed at three time points (T1, T2 and T3).

Tracking of back pain and seeking care
Status	% with pain T2 depending on status at T1	% with pain T3 depending on status at T2

BP	33	58
No BP	26	46
Not in study	27	42
LBP	32	38
No LBP	21	34
Not in study	24	30
MBP	18	47
No MBP	11	26
Not in study	14	24
NP	11	40
No NP	7	13
Not in study	4	17
Seeking care for BP	17	88
Not seeking care	7	30
Not in study	9	30