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. 2014 Feb 28;9(4):504–510. doi: 10.1007/s11552-014-9618-x

Table 1.

Patient Demographics

Cohort n = 150 Responders n = 69 Nonresponders n = 81
Parameter Mean SD Range Mean SD Range Mean SD Range P value
Age (years) 49 17 19–92 53 17 19–84 46 17 19–92 0.0046
Education (years) 16 2.5 10–22 16 2.5 10–22 16 2.4 12–20 0.37
Parameter Number % Number % Number %
Gender
 Male 72 48 36 52 36 44 0.35
 Female 78 52 33 48 45 56
Type of visit
 New patient 50 33 25 36 25 31 0.49
 Follow-up 100 67 44 64 56 69
Sought treatment for condition before
 Yes 48 32 18 26 30 37 0.15
 No 102 68 51 74 51 63
Other pain conditions
 Yes 48 32 24 35 24 30 0.50
 No 102 68 45 65 57 70
Prior surgery
 Yes 19 13 10 14 9 11 0.54
 No 131 87 59 86 72 89
Marital status
 Single 57 38 22 32 35 43 0.56
 Living with partner 2 1.3 1 1.5 1 1.2
 Married 68 45 36 52 32 40
 Separated/Divorced 15 10 6 8.7 9 11
 Widowed 8 5.3 4 5.8 4 4.9
Working status
 Full-time 93 62 35 51 58 72 0.041
 Part-time 10 6.7 6 59 4 4.9
 Homemaker 1 0.67 0 0 1 1.2
 Retired 24 16 17 25 7 8.6
 Unemployed, able to work 4 2.7 3 4.4 1 1.2
 Unemployed, not able to work 10 6.7 5 7.3 5 6.2
 On worker’s compensation 2 1.3 0 0 2 2.5
 Currently on sick leave 6 4.0 3 4.4 3 3.7
Smoking
 Yes 17 11 3 4.4 14 17 0.018
 No 133 89 66 96 67 83