Table 2.
Patient demographics
| Variable | Study group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMT | SMT | AET | AET | |
| Negative mCPR | Positive mCPR | Negative mCPR | Positive mCPR | |
| N = 32 (St. Dev.) | N = 60 (St. Dev.) | N = 28 (St. Dev.) | N = 61 (St. Dev.) | |
| Mean Agea | 61.16 (16.24) | 54.12 (16.04) | 60.00 (15.00) | 53.43 (18.18) |
| Mean Height (inches) | 67.62 (4.14) | 67.55 (4.08) | 67.29 (3.36) | 68.23 (5.82) |
| Mean Weight (pounds) | 206.09 (39.36) | 206.22 (49.34) | 201.75 (34.07) | 192.25 (44.31) |
| Mean BMI | 31.84 (6.75) | 31.71 (6.87) | 31.34 (4.95) | 29.34 (7.36) |
| Mean Pain Duration (mos)b | 261.31 (237.90) | 140.78 (196.29) | 186.62 (188.63) | 138.37 (152.13) |
| Arthritis | 56% | 40% | 39% | 38% |
| Osteoporosis | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% |
| Depression | 37% | 45% | 25% | 28% |
| Female | 25% | 38% | 24% | 36% |
| White | 91% | 87% | 82% | 84% |
| African American | 6% | 8% | 14% | 11% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 5% | 0% | 5% |
| VA Patients | 47% | 37% | 59% | 30% |
| Education | ||||
| Some High School or Less | 0% | 5% | 11% | 8% |
| High School Graduate | 41% | 20% | 18% | 21% |
| Some College | 31% | 32% | 43% | 27% |
| College Graduate | 8% | 21% | 26% | 44% |
| Previous Treatment History | ||||
| Allopathic Medicine | 87% | 75% | 93% | 77% |
| Physical Therapy | 41% | 40% | 52% | 34% |
| Chiropractic | 62% | 55% | 67% | 52% |
| Surgery | 16% | 10% | 26% | 8% |
| Injection | 12% | 13% | 26% | 19% |
adifference between positive and negative mCPR groups, p < .01.
bdifference between positive and negative mCPR groups, p < .01.