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. 2023 Aug 29;24:684. doi: 10.1186/s12891-023-06815-x

Table 1.

Baseline demographic data

Clinical and sociodemographic features CFT (N = 45) MSI (N = 46)
Gender

 Male

 Female

17

28

22

26

Leg dominance (n)

 Right

 left

39

6

38

8

Mean age (SD), years 26.00 (3.17) 27.17(5.10)
Mean stature (SD), cm 164.11(4.22) 163.36(3.28)
Mean body mass (SD), kg 67.40(9.30) 65.04(7.50)
Mean BMI (kg/m2) 25.00(3.09) 24.37(2.75)
Mean duration of LBP (SD), months 8.80 (2.07) 8.43 (1.64)
Running speed

 Self-selected (km/h)

 Faster (km/h)

3.32(0.28)

5.24(0.26)

3.36(0.29)

5.15(0.25)

Mean true leg length (SD), cm

 Right

 Left

86.64(2.45)

86.08(2.70)

86.19 (2.00)

85.69(2.10)

Pain medication use in last week, n (%) 8 (17.8) 9 (19. 6)
Active exercise ≥ 2 days in last week, n (%) 18 (40) 20 (43.5)
Smoking, n (%) 3 (6.7) 4 (8.7)
Educational level, n (%)

 Illiterate

 School level

 Above bachelor

0

16 (35.6)

29 (64.4)

0

14 (30.4)

32 (69.6)

Effect of LBP on daily activity, n (%)

 Decreased activity ≥ seven days in

 past four weeks

6 (13.3) 5 (10.9)
Missed work or school ≥ 1 day in past four weeks 2 (4.4) 1 (2.2)

CFT = Cognitive Functional Therapy, MSI = Movement System Impairment, BMI: Body Mass Index, LBP: Low Back Pain. Data are presented as means (± SD) or absolute frequency (percent).