Table 2.
Individual items of the Oswestry index and their coding according to the WHO’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
| Pre-operative value | Coding of items (ICF classification) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male (N = 60), mean (SE) | Female (N = 38), mean (SE) | Difference between the gender, P value | ||
| 1. Pain intensity | 3.2 (0.2) | 3.4 (0.2) | 0.44 | B280 |
| 2. Personal care | 1.7 (0.1) | 2.0 (0.3) | 0.26 | A510, A540 |
| 3. Lifting | 3.1 (0.1) | 3.4 (0.2) | 0.16 | A430 |
| 4. Walking | 2.0 (0.2) | 2.7 (0.2) | 0.033 | A450 |
| 5. Sitting | 2.9 (0.2) | 3.1 (0.2) | 0.52 | A415 |
| 6. Standing | 2.9 (0.2) | 3.4 (0.2) | 0.098 | A415 |
| 7. Sleeping | 1.8 (0.2) | 1.8 (0.2) | 0.87 | B134 |
| 8. Sex life | 2.2 (0.2) | 3.1 (0.3) | 0.0074 | P770 |
| 9. Social life | 3.0 (0.2) | 3.4 (0.2) | 0.034 | P990 |
| 10. Travelling | 2.6 (0.2) | 3.4 (0.2) | 0.015 | P460 |