Table 4.
Variable | Frequency (%) |
---|---|
Smoking status | |
Never smoked | 44/115 (38.3) |
Used to smoke | 45/115 (39.1) |
Current smoker | 26/115 (22.6) |
BMIa | |
Normal | 30/115 (26.1) |
Overweight | 44/115 (38.3) |
Grade 1 obesity | 26/115 (22.6) |
Grade 2 obesity | 8/115 (7.0) |
Grade 3 obesity | 7/115 (6.1) |
Other health | |
Other bone or joint problems | 72/115 (62.6) |
Headaches | 42/115 (36.5) |
Stomach or digestive problems | 29/115 (25.2) |
Lung or breathing problems | 16/115 (13.9) |
Hypertension | 14/115 (12.2) |
Heart problems | 12/115 (10.4) |
Diabetes | 9/115 (7.8) |
Other | 18/115 (15.7) |
Number of other health problems | |
0 | 12/115 (10.4) |
1 | 36/115 (31.3) |
2 | 42/115 (36.5) |
3 or more | 25/115 (21.7) |
DRAM | |
Normal | 37/115 (32.2) |
At risk | 58/115 (50.4) |
Distressed, somatic | 8/115 (7.0) |
Distressed, depressive | 12/115 (10.4) |
ODI | |
Mnimal (0–20) | 16/115 (13.9) |
Moderate (21–40) | 60/115 (52.2) |
Severe (41–60) | 31/115 (27.0) |
Extreme disabilityb (61–80) | 8/115 (7.0) |
Notes:
BMI: normal 18.5–24.9, overweight 25–29.9, Grade 1 obesity 30–34.9, Grade 2 obesity 35–39.9, Grade 3 obesity ≥ 40;50
there were no participants in the 80–100 category.
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; DRAM, Distress and Risk Assessment Method; ODI, Oswestry Disability Index.