| n | Mean age (SD) | Age range | Women (%) | Men (%) |
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Variant 1 | 1548 | 53.4 (15.7) | 18–94 | 54.72 | 45.28 |
Variant 2 | 31 | 67.7 (11.2) | 43–85 | 70.97 | 29.03 |
Variant 3 | 119 | 55.9 (17.2) | 19–90 | 52.10 | 47.90 |
Variant 4 | 113 | 49.4 (16.3) | 21–85 | 51.33 | 48.67 |
Variant 5 | 216 | 59.0 (14.1) | 19–87 | 56.02 | 43.98 |
Variant 6 | 24 | 53.3 (16.4) | 19–81 | 66.67 | 33.33 |
- Inappropriate: (Variant 1) Inappropriate referral; Appropriate: (Variant 2) Suspicion of fracture; (Variant 3) Suspicion of cancer, infection, immunosuppression or spondyloarthritis; (Variant 4) Candidate for surgery or intervention with persistent or progressive symptoms during or following 6 weeks of conservative management; (Variant 5) New or progressing symptoms or clinical findings with a history of prior lumbar surgery; (Variant 6) Suspected cauda equina syndrome or rapidly progressive neurological deficit.