What do the general public believe about the causes, prognosis and best management strategies for low back pain? A cross-sectional study

Table 1 Demographics, LBP characteristics and outcomes of survey participants (total n = 428)

Item	Response	# missing
Age (Mean, SD)	55.35 (14.67)	0
Female (N, %)	281 (65.6.0)	2
Back Pain Characteristics
History of low back pain (N, %)	386 (90.2)	0
Low back pain in the last 12 months (N, %) ^a	339 (87.8)	4
Low back pain in the last week (N, %) ^a	252 (74.3)	4
Last episode of low back pain severity [0–10] (mean, SD) ^a	5.8 (2.3)	5
Care seeking for low back pain (N, %) ^a	200 (51.8)	3

^athese questions were only answered by the sample of people who reported a history of back pain (n = 386), the percentage is calculated from completed responses only

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