Table 1.
Summary of subject demographics and bivariate relationship of treatment group with selected demographics.
| Variable | Total | SSE group | Control group | p |
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| N | 42 | 21 | 21 | |
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| Gender | ||||
| Male | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0.75 |
| Female | 21 | 11 | 10 | |
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| Body Mass Index | 25.94±3.31 | 26.83±3.61 | 25.04±3.02 | 0.62 |
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| Age (mean ±SD) | 50.19±9.28 | 53.09±9.04 | 50.90±5.24 | 0.34 |
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| Number of months since initial pain onset (mean ±SD) | 11.06±6.25 | 10.09±7.00 | 11.23±5.33 | 0.55 |
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Data are given as mean (SD) except where noted;
SSE – spinal stabilization exercise; p – probability; N – number of cases; Age – years for age.