Table 1: Baseline Demographics, Disability Scores, and Pain Scores.
|
Variables |
Total |
Acute/Subacute Group |
Chronic Group |
P Value |
|
Age |
|
|
|
0.924 W |
|
N |
204 |
58 |
146 |
|
|
Mean ± SD |
43.2 ± 12.9 |
43.3 ± 13.4 |
43.2 ± 12.8 |
|
|
Gender |
|
|
|
0.968 C |
|
Male |
91 (44.6) |
26 (44.8) |
65 (44.5) |
|
|
Female |
113 (55.4) |
32 (55.2) |
81 (55.5) |
|
|
BMI |
|
|
|
0.507 W |
|
N |
199 |
56 |
143 |
|
|
Mean ± SD |
29.7 ± 7.5 |
29.9 ± 7.0 |
29.7 ± 7.7 |
|
|
Smoking |
|
|
|
0.034 C |
|
No |
186 (91.2) |
49 (84.5) |
137 (93.8) |
|
|
Yes |
18 (8.8) |
9 (15.5) |
9 (6.2) |
|
|
Employment Status |
|
|
|
0.641 C |
|
Unemployed |
40 (19.6) |
9 (15.5) |
31 (21.2) |
|
|
At work |
136 (66.7) |
41 (70.7) |
95 (65.1) |
|
|
Not working because of pain |
28 (13.7) |
8 (13.8) |
20 (13.7) |
|
|
Duration of Treatment (weeks) |
|
|
|
0.424 W |
|
N |
199 |
57 |
142 |
|
|
Mean ± SD |
5.9 ± 5.2 |
5.5 ± 5.0 |
6.1 ± 5.2 |
|
|
Any Mental Health Diagnosis |
|
|
|
0.917 C |
|
No |
155 (76.4) |
44 (75.9) |
111 (76.6) |
|
|
Yes |
48 (23.6) |
14 (24.1) |
34 (23.4) |
|
|
Initial NPRS Score |
|
|
|
0.135 W |
|
N |
204 |
58 |
146 |
|
|
Mean ± SD |
4.7 ± 2.0 |
5.0 ± 2.1 |
4.6 ± 1.9 |
|
|
Initial ODI Score |
|
|
|
0.006 W |
|
N |
204 |
58 |
146 |
|
|
Mean ± SD |
30.3 ± 17.7 |
35.3 ± 17.9 |
28.3 ± 17.3 |
|
|
+Exact test Tt-test, CChi-square test, WWilcoxon rank-sum test |
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