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Table 4

Frequency distributions and/or means (SDs) of clinical outcome variables at baseline and following an average of 17 days, 4.5 visits and 2.4 upper cervical adjustments

BaselineFollow-UpReached Sub-Clinical Status*
Clinical Outcome
N%N%%
Neck NRS
None (0-2)12715.01%52562.06%Total Sample:62.20%
Mild (3-4)21525.41%19923.52%Pre ≥357.10%
Moderate (5-7)33839.95%10312.17%
Severe (8-10)16619.62%192.25%
Mean (SD)5.2 (2.4)2.3 (2.1)Δ3.0 (56.8%)
HA NRS
None (0-2)13620.54%45067.98%Total Sample:68.00%
Mild (3-4)15723.72%11817.82%Pre ≥362.70%
Moderate (5-7)20831.42%7311.03%
Severe (8-10)16124.32%213.17%
Mean (SD)5.1 (2.7)1.9 (2.3)Δ3.2 (62.8%)
MBP NRS
None (0-2)15022.09%46067.75%Total Sample:67.90%
Mild (3-4)20930.78%12718.70%Pre ≥363.00%
Moderate (5-7)20430.04%7611.19%
Severe (8-10)11617.08%162.36%
Mean (SD)4.7 (2.5)2.0 (2.1)Δ2.8 (58.6%)
LBP NRS
None (0-2)12414.90%50760.94%Total Sample:61.20%
Mild (3-4)19923.92%16319.59%Pre ≥355.90%
Moderate (5-7)28334.01%12715.26%
Severe (8-10)22627.16%354.21%
Mean (SD)5.5 (2.6)2.4 (2.3)Δ3.2 (57.0%)
NDI
None (0-9)7510.40%30542.36%Total Sample:42.40%
Mild (10-29)35749.51%31643.89%Pre ≥10%37.60%
Moderate (30-49)20027.74%7710.69%
Severe (≥50)8912.34%223.06%
Mean (SD)28.2 (16.7)14.9 (13.5)Δ13.3 (47.1%)
Oswestry
None (0-9)10514.64%31543.93%Total Sample:43.90%
Mild (10-29)36150.35%30943.10%Pre ≥10%36.90%
Moderate (30-49)17424.27%7310.18%
Severe (≥50)7710.74%202.79%
Mean (SD)25.9 (17.1)14.2 (13.8)Δ11.6 (45.0%)
Patient Satisfaction10899.1(1.6)

NRS = 0 to 10 numeric rating scale.

* Post subclinical scores for the NDI and OBI are <10%; post subclinical scores for the NRS measures are <3. (Net = Follow-up - Baseline)

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