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Table 2 Use of imaging amongst the 217 participants across the 12-month study period, stratified by imaging type and time-period (n, %, 95%CI)

From: Diagnostic imaging in the management of older adults with low back pain: analysis from the BAck Complaints in Elders: Chiropractic – Australia cohort study

 

Any imaging type

First report of any imaging

X-ray

CT

MRI

Other*

Any imaging

132, 60.8, 54.0-67.4

Not applicable

97, 44.7, 37.0-51.6

67, 30.8, 24.9–37.6

30, 13.82, 9.7–19.3

32, 14.8, 10.5–20.3

Baseline

52, 23.7, 18.4–30.2

52, 23.7, 18.4–30.2

40, 18.4, 13.8–24.1

24, 11.1, 7.5–15.9

14, 6.5, 3.9–10.5

12, 5.5, 3.2–9.4

2-weeks

13, 6.0, 3.2–10.0

9, 4.1, 2.0–8.0

9, 4.1, 2.2–7.7

1, 0.5, 0.1–2.6

1, 0.5, 0.1–2.6

2, 0.9, 0.3–3.3

6-weeks

19, 8.8, 5.3–13.3

8, 3.7, 1.7–7.4

11, 5.1, 2.9–8.8

2, 0.9, 0.3–3.3

4, 1.8, 0.7–4.6

4, 1.8, 0.7–4.6

3-months

10, 4.5, 2.2–8.3

6, 2.8, 1.1–6.2

4, 1.8, 0.7–4.6

3, 1.4, 0.5-4.0

4, 1.8, 0.7–4.6

1, 0.5, 0.1–2.6

6-months

68, 31.1, 25.2–37.9

49, 22.6, 17.3–28.8

40, 18.4, 13.8–24.1

37, 17.1, 12.6–22.6

7, 3.2, 1.6–6.5

11, 5.1, 2.9–8.8

9-months

16, 7.4, 4.3–11.7

4, 1.8, 0.6-5.0

9, 4.1, 2.2–7.7

7, 3.2, 1.6–6.5

4, 1.8, 0.7–4.6

3, 1.4, 0.5-4.0

12-months

15, 6.9, 3.9–11.1

4, 1.8,0.6-5.0

6, 2.8, 1.3–5.9

7, 3.2, 1.6–6.5

2, 0.9, 0.3–3.3

6, 2.8, 1.3–5.9

  1. *Other includes bone scan, DXA, diagnostic ultrasound