Table 1.
Demographic and functional characteristics
| NSLBP Age 20-35 (n = 32) |
Healthy controls Age 20-35 (n = 36) |
Statistical difference p-value |
NSLBP Age 36-50 (n = 45) |
Healthy controls Age 36-50 (n = 41) |
Statistical Difference p-value |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 28.9 ± 4.7 | 29.8 ± 4.4 | 0.89 | 44.1 ± 4.3 | 43.5 ± 5.5 | 0.67 |
| Height (cm) | 178.0 ± 6.6 | 177.2 ± 7.4 | 0.36 | 179.2 ± 7.6 | 176.9 ± 6.9 | 0.37 |
| Weight (kg) | 77.6 ± 9.5 | 77.3 ± 11.7 | 0.47 | 80.8 ± 12.8 | 76.9 ± 8.8 | 0.71 |
| BMI | 24.3 ± 2.7 | 24.9 ± 3.9 | 0.60 | 25.1 ± 2.9 | 24.5 ± 1.9 | 0.11 |
| NRS-11 (0-10) | 4.9 ± 1.9 | N/A | N/A | 5.1 ± 2.1 | N/A | N/A |
| Previous pain duration (weeks) | 19.9 ± 33.6 | N/A | N/A | 18.7 ± 30.5 | N/A | N/A |
Values are mean ± SD