Demographic | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
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 |  | % | (No) | Mean | (SD) |
Age in years | Â | Â | 48.7 | (16.3) | |
Male | 45.2 | (783) | Â | Â | |
Education | Low | 30.8 | (534) | Â | Â |
 | Middle | 26.3 | (456) |  |  |
 | High | 13.5 | (234) |  |  |
 | Unknown | 29.4 | (509) |  |  |
Health insurance | Public | 56.7 | (983) | Â | Â |
 | Private | 24.2 | (420) |  |  |
 | Unknown | 19.0 | (330) |  |  |
High urbanization rate (> 1,000 addresses per km2)1 | 58.9 | (1,021) | Â | Â | |
Complaints | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Duration complaint | < 1 month (acute) | 48.2 | (835) | Â | Â |
 | > 1 month (chronic) | 51.8 | (898) |  |  |
Recurrent complaint2 | 47.0 | (815) | Â | Â | |
Previous physical therapy3 | 47.1 | (817) | Â | Â | |
Referred by general practitioner | 95.2 | (1,650) | Â | Â | |
Treatment | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Treatment goal | Maintaining body position (yes) | 18.1 | (313) | Â | Â |
 | Changing body position (yes) | 19.0 | (329) |  |  |
 | Functions of mobility (yes) | 39.6 | (687) |  |  |
 | Functions of muscles (yes) | 14.3 | (247) |  |  |
 | Pain (yes) | 11.4 | (197) |  |  |
Interventions | Massage (yes) | 34.4 | (596) | Â | Â |
 | Manual manipulation (yes) | 37.9 | (657) |  |  |
 | Physical modalities (yes) | 12.0 | (208) |  |  |
 | Exercise therapy (yes) | 65.8 | (1,141) |  |  |
 | Information/advice (yes) | 27.1 | (469) |  |  |
Number of treatment sessions | Â | Â | 9.9 | (6.6) |