Table 1.
Characteristics of family medicine pain clinic patients, n = 122.
| Variables, Mean (sd) | Total (n = 122) | CPOL (n = 61) 1 | CLBP (n = 61) 1 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 49.6 (± 2.6) | 50.4 (± 11.5) | 48.8 (± 13.0) | 0.485 |
| Gender, n(%) | 0.100 | |||
| Female | 69 (56.6%) | 39 (63.9%) | 30 (49.2%) | |
| Male | 53 (43.4%) | 22 (36.1%) | 31 (50.8%) | |
| Race, n(%) | 0.501 | |||
| White | 97 (79.5%) | 47 (77.0%) | 50 (82.0%) | |
| Non-white | 25 (20.5%) | 14 (23.0%) | 11 (18.0%) | |
| Positive opioid misuse (COMM 2 > 9), n(%) | 30 (24.6%) | 17 (27.9%) | 13 (21.3%) | 0.400 |
| COMM score 2 | 9.2 (± 9.1) | 9.5 (± 9.8) | 8.9 (± 8.5) | 0.639 |
| Depression (PHQ-9 3 > 14), n(%) | 43 (35.2%) | 21 (34.4%) | 22 (36.1%) | 0.850 |
| PHQ-9 3 score | 11.0 (± 6.7) | 11.0 (± 6.8) | 11.0 (± 6.7) | 0.989 |
| BPI 4 mean, (sd) | ||||
| Total Average pain index | 6.3 (± 1.7) | 6.6 (± 1.8) | 5.9 (± 1.7) | 0.035 |
| Worst pain level | 7.7 (± 1.7) | 7.9 (± 1.7) | 7.4 (± 1.6) | 0.112 |
| Least pain level | 5.0 (± 2.2) | 5.4 (± 2.2) | 4.5 (± 2.1) | 0.029 |
| Pain level on average | 6.3 (± 1.8) | 6.7 (± 1.8) | 6.0 (± 1.7) | 0.039 |
| Pain level right now | 6.2 (± 2.3) | 6.5 (± 2.3) | 5.9 (± 2.2) | 0.115 |
| Total Average pain interference | 6.7 (± 2.4) | 6.7 (± 2.6) | 6.7 (± 2.2) | 0.900 |
| General activity | 7.2 (± 2.3) | 7.2 (± 2.5) | 7.2 (± 2.2) | 0.957 |
| Mood | 6.5 (± 2.8) | 6.4 (± 2.9) | 6.6 (± 2.7) | 0.713 |
| Walking ability | 6.7 (± 2.8) | 6.7 (± 2.9) | 6.7 (± 2.6) | 0.987 |
| Normal work | 7.5 (± 2.6) | 7.4 (± 2.7) | 7.5 (± 2.5) | 0.755 |
| Relations with others | 5.2 (± 3.4) | 5.3 (± 3.6) | 5.1 (± 3.3) | 0.762 |
| Sleep | 6.8 (± 2.8) | 6.8 (± 2.8) | 6.8 (± 2.8) | 0.987 |
| Enjoyment of life | 7.0 (± 2.9) | 6.9 (± 3.2) | 7.1 (± 2.7) | 0.658 |
Note: p-value is for chi-square tests for categorical variables and independent samples t-tests for continuous variables. 1 CPOL: Chronic pain of other location, CLBP: Chronic low back pain; 2 COMM= Chronic Opioid Misuse Measure (0–68); 3 PHQ-9 = Depression scale (0–27); 4 BPI = Brief Pain Inventory (Average Severity and interference: 0–10, Individual BPI items: 0–10).