Table 1.
Sex [N (%)] | |
Men | 59 (51.3%) |
Women | 56 (48.7%) |
Age | |
Range (min–max) | 26–60 |
Mean (±SD) | 48.8 (±7.83) |
Education [N (%)] | |
Elementary | 20 (17.4%) |
Occupational | 39 (33.9%) |
Secondary non-completed | 9 (7.8%) |
Secondary completed | 27 (23.5%) |
University non-completed | 7 (6.1%) |
University completed | 13 (11.3%) |
Marital status [N (%)] | |
Married | 92 (80.0%) |
Divorced/separated | 11 (9.6%) |
Widowed | 6 (5.2%) |
Single | 6 (5.2%) |
Character of symptoms [N (%)] | |
Irritative signs | 75 (65.2%) |
Deficiency signs | 40 (34.8%) |
Lesion lateralization [N (%)] | |
Left | 36 (31.3%) |
Right | 31 (27.0%) |
Bilateral | 48 (41.7%) |
Cause of LBP [N (%)] | |
Discopathy | 34 (29.6%) |
Degenerative changes | 33 (28.7%) |
Protruded nucleus pulposus | 24 (20.9%) |
Hernia | 24 (20.9%) |
Disease duration (years) | |
Range (min–max) | 0.6–34 |
Mean (±SD) | 12.33 (±8.61) |
Pain severity | |
Range (min–max) | 12–60 |
Mean (±SD) | 38.25 (±11.58) |