Outcome according to four methods for defining disability
| Health Status criteria | Northern criteria | Victorian criteria | Mersey criteria | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe disability | 36 (12.9%) | Severe disability | 23 (8.2%) | Severe disability | 8 (2.9%) | Severe disability | 10 (3.6%) |
| Impairment without severe disability | 68 (24.4%) | Impairment without disability | 6 (2.2%) | Moderate disability | 15 (5.4%) | Moderate disability | 16 (5.7%) |
| — | Minor impairment | 15 (5.4%) | Mild disability | 10 (3.6%) | Mild disability | 12 (4.3%) | |
| Normal | 175 (62.7%) | Normal | 235 (84.2%) | Normal | 246 (88.2%) | Normal | 241 (86.4%) |