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Table 3 Prediction score

From: Low back pain precedes the development of new knee pain in the elderly population; a novel predictive score from a longitudinal cohort study

 

Score

Age

 < 60

0

 60 ≤ age < 70

2

 70≤

4

Sex

 Male

0

 Female

2

BMI

 < 25

0

 25≤

3

Mental health (points)

 20≤

0

 ≤ 19

2

Low back pain (points)

 0

0

 1≤

2

Weight change (compare with 20 years old)

 Within 3 kg

0

 3 kg ≤ increase

1

 3 kg ≤ decrease

0

  1. BMI body mass index