Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for demographic and clinical status variables (n=60)
| Variable | CLBP (n=30) | CG (n=30) | P-value |
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| Age (yr) | 47.03±15.54 | 42.90±14.72 | 0.30* |
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| Gender | 0.43† | ||
| Female | 16 (53.3) | 14 (46.7) | |
| Male | 13 (43.3) | 17 (56.7) | |
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| Height (cm) | 165.4±7.88 | 168.5±7.46 | 0.12* |
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| Weight (kg) | 69.13±10.74 | 74.10±12.95 | 0.11* |
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| Marital status | |||
| Single | 8 (26.7) | 10 (33.3) | 0.95† |
| Widow | 1 (3.3) | 1 (3.3) | |
| Married | 20 (66.7) | 18 (60) | |
| Divorced | 1 (3.3) | 1 (3.3) | |
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| Educational level | 0.06† | ||
| No studies | 6 (20.0) | 0 (0) | |
| Primary education | 7 (23.3) | 6 (20) | |
| Secondary education | 12 (40.0) | 16 (53.3) | |
| College education | 5 (16.7) | 8 (26.7) | |
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| RMDQ | 7.23±4.08 | 0.93±1.34 | <0.01* |
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| PCS | 21.13±11.04 | 10.43±8.16 | <0.01* |
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| TSK-11 | 29.27±8.06 | 24.83±7.11 | 0.03* |
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| CPSS | 250.97±32.56 | 254.87±25.14 | 0.61* |
Values are presented as mean±standard deviation or number (%).
CLBP, chronic low back pain; CG, control group; RMDQ, Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire; PCS, Pain Catastrophizing Scale; TSK-11, Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia-11; CPSS, Chronic Pain Self-Efficacy Scale.
*
Independent-samples t-test.
†
Chi-square tests.