. 2024 Nov 21;24:757. doi: 10.1186/s12887-024-05194-z

Table 5.

Psychophysical variables and findings from the clinical examination

	All (N = 457)	Spinal pain severity lifetime (missing values N = 68/14.9%)	Spinal pain severity last week (missing values N = 43/9.4%)
Head and/or belly pain Yes/No (%)	162/295 (35.4%/64.6%) 0 missing values	46/142 (24.5%/75.5%) 0 missing values	29/49 (37.2%/62.8%) 0 missing values	66/57 (53.7%/46.3%) 0 missing values	< 0.001	89/212 (29.6%/70.4%) 0 missing values	26/31 (45.6%/54.4%) 0 missing values	22/34 (39.3%/60.7%) 0 missing values	< 0.001
Daytime tiredness Yes/No (%)	77/319 (19.4%/80.6%) 61 missing values	19/140 (11.9%/88.1%) 29 missing values	11/60 (15.5%/84.5%) 7 missing values	39/72 (35.1%/64.9%) 12 missing values	< 0.001	34/228 (13.0%/87.0%) 39 missing values	16/38 (29.6%/70.4%) 3 missing values	22/28 (44.0%/56.0%) 6 missing values	< 0.001
Sleep problems Yes/No (%)	76/368 (17.1%/82.9%) 13 missing values	25/161 (13.4%/86.6%) 2 missing values	12/64 (15.8%/84.2%) 2 missing values	30/93 (24.4%/75.6%) 0 missing values	0.042^a	48/249 (8.8%/91.2%) 4 missing values	9/48 (15.8%/84.2%) 0 missing values	16/40/ (28.6%/71.4%) 0 missing values	0.076
Trunk asymmetry Yes/No (%)	60/371 (13.9%/86.1%) 26 missing values	26/156 (14.3%/85.7%) 6 missing values	11/65 (14.5%/85.5%) 2 missing values	17/99 (14.7%/85.3%) 7 missing values	0.996	39/252 (13.4%/86.6%) 10 missing values	8/44 (15.4%/84.6%) 5 missing values	10/44 (18.5%/81.5%) 2 missing values	0.600
Plank position (SD) (s)	76.0 (± 49.7) 32 missing values	68.5 (± 46.7) 14 missing values	75.9 (± 44.3) 3 missing values	80.6 (± 53.4) 4 missing values	0.104	71.7 (± 47.6) 21 missing values	81.2 (± 52.6) 1 missing value	80.1 (± 51.3) 3 missing values	0.262

All (N = 457)

Spinal pain severity lifetime
(missing values N = 68/14.9%)

Spinal pain severity last week
(missing values N = 43/9.4%)

No pain
(N = 188/48.3%)

One-sited moderate pain
(N = 78/20.1%)

One-sited severe / multiple moderate / multiple severe pain
(N = 123/31.6%)

p-value

No pain
(N = 301/72.7%)

One-sited moderate pain (N = 57/13.8%)

One-sited severe / multiple moderate / multiple severe pain
(N = 56/13.5%)

p-value

Head and/or belly pain

Yes/No (%)

162/295

(35.4%/64.6%)

0 missing values

46/142

(24.5%/75.5%)

0 missing values

29/49

(37.2%/62.8%)

0 missing values

66/57

(53.7%/46.3%)

0 missing values

< 0.001

89/212

(29.6%/70.4%)

0 missing values

26/31

(45.6%/54.4%)

0 missing values

22/34

(39.3%/60.7%)

0 missing values

< 0.001

Daytime tiredness

Yes/No (%)

77/319

(19.4%/80.6%)

61 missing values

19/140

(11.9%/88.1%)

29 missing values

11/60

(15.5%/84.5%)

7 missing values

39/72

(35.1%/64.9%)

12 missing values

< 0.001

34/228

(13.0%/87.0%)

39 missing values

16/38

(29.6%/70.4%)

3 missing values

22/28

(44.0%/56.0%)

6 missing values

< 0.001

Sleep problems

Yes/No (%)

76/368

(17.1%/82.9%)

13 missing values

25/161

(13.4%/86.6%)

2 missing values

12/64

(15.8%/84.2%)

2 missing values

30/93

(24.4%/75.6%)

0 missing values

0.042^a

48/249

(8.8%/91.2%)

4 missing values

9/48

(15.8%/84.2%)

0 missing values

16/40/

(28.6%/71.4%)

0 missing values

0.076

Trunk asymmetry

Yes/No (%)

60/371

(13.9%/86.1%)

26 missing values

26/156

(14.3%/85.7%)

6 missing values

11/65

(14.5%/85.5%)

2 missing values

17/99

(14.7%/85.3%)

7 missing values

0.996

39/252

(13.4%/86.6%)

10 missing values

8/44

(15.4%/84.6%)

5 missing values

10/44

(18.5%/81.5%)

2 missing values

0.600

Plank position

(SD) (s)

76.0 (± 49.7)

32 missing values

68.5 (± 46.7)

14 missing values

75.9 (± 44.3)

3 missing values

80.6 (± 53.4)

4 missing values

0.104

71.7 (± 47.6)

21 missing values

81.2 (± 52.6)

1 missing value

80.1 (± 51.3)

3 missing values

0.262

SD = standard deviation

bold: statistically significant at the significance level of 0.017 (corrected for multiple comparisons)

^a statistically not significant at the significance level of 0.017 (corrected for multiple comparisons)