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Table 2 Demographic information and reasons for CT referral for all lumbar CTs by GPs for patients (over 18 years) with LBP in 2016 in Eastern Health Regional Health Authority, NL, Canada

From: Are general practitioners referring patients with low back pain for CTs appropriately according to the guidelines: a retrospective review of 3609 medical records in Newfoundland using routinely collected data

Total number of CTs eligible for analysis

N = 3609

 

Demographic variables

Mean (SD)

 

 Percent female

54.5%

 

 Patient mean age

54.7 (14) years

 

 Percent referrals with history of surgery

5%

 

Reason for referral

Frequency

%

 Red Flag

234

6.5

 Radicular Syndrome

2728

75.6

 Non-specific LBP

578

16.0

 Missing/No indications listed

69

1.9

Total

3609

100