Table 4a: Comparison of pain scales between MS0 and MS1-4 Classes.

Medical school class
Variable No. responses MS0 MS1-4 95% CIa P-valueb
VAS neck 210 0.89 ± 1.71 0.93 ± 1.58 - 0.92 0.87
VAS back 210 1.53 ± 2.08 1.47 ± 1.81 - 1.08 0.83
ODI 210 4.05 ± 5.78 4.00 ± 4.97 - 2.99 0.94

a95% confidence interval of the difference of the means between MS0 and MS1-4 classes; bCalculated by independent samples t-test.