Table 1.
Characteristics of participants (n = 46)
| Characteristics | Mean (SD) |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic LBP (n = 23) | Control (n = 23) | ||
| Age (y) | 29.6 (5.3) | 29.6 (5.1) | 1.00 |
| Sex (n) | |||
| Male | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Female | 18 | 18 | |
| Weight (kg) | 56.1 (6.7) | 56.2 (6.3) | 0.937 |
| Height (cm) | 162.0 (7.6) | 162.7 (6.8) | 0.744 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 21.2 (1.6) | 21.2 (1.5) | 0.995 |
| BPD at baseline | |||
| Neck | 0.4 (1.3) | 0 | 0.186 |
| Shoulder | 0.8 (1.6) | 0.2 (0.8) | 0.980 |
| Upper back | 0.5 (1.2) | 0.3 (1.1) | 0.612 |
| Low back | 1.5 (0.9) | 0.2 (0.6) | <0.001* |
| Thigh | 0.4 (1.5) | 0.4 (0.2) | 0.330 |
*p < 0.05.
BMI, body mass index; BPD, body perceived discomfort; LBP, low back pain; SD = standard deviation.