The eight sequela categories used for calculating the severity distribution of low back pain (with disability weights, and proportional distributions), GBD 2010
| Category | DW | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Low back pain without leg pain | ||
| Mild acute low back pain | 0.040 (0.023–0.064) | 49.8% (42.1–57.1) |
| Mild chronic low back pain | 0.101 (0.067–0.149) | 22.7% (16.9–28.8) |
| Severe acute low back pain | 0.269 (0.184–0.373) | 10.5% (8.1–13.4) |
| Severe chronic low back pain | 0.366 (0.248–0.499) | 17.0% (11.8–23.2) |
| Low back pain with leg pain | ||
| Mild acute low back pain | 0.040 (0.023–0.064) | 36.1% (28.3–43.7) |
| Mild chronic low back pain | 0.101 (0.067–0.149) | 26.1% (20.4–33.0) |
| Severe acute low back pain | 0.322 (0.219–0.447) | 12.0% (9.3–15.3) |
| Severe chronic low back pain | 0.374 (0.252–0.506) | 25.8% (18.1–33.8) |
The two milder classes of low back pain disability weights used the mild acute and chronic neck pain weights.