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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Aug 23.
Published in final edited form as: J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2010 Nov;40(11):694–704. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2010.3396

TABLE 3.

Demographic and clinical Summary of patients Participating in Graded Exercise and Graded Exposure Outcome Comparison

Variable Total Sample
(n = 33)
Graded
Exercise (n = 15)
Graded Exposure
(n = 18)
P Value
Sex .37
  Males 16 6 10
  Females 17 9 8
Age(y) 45.8 (10.3) 47.1 (11.9) 44.8 (9.1) .54
Education (y) 12.9 (2.2) 13.4(2.3) 12.5(2.2) .27
Smoking status (n smokers) 16 6 10 .38
Type of LBP (n work-related) 24 9 15 .11
Using opioid medication (n) 20 8 12 .31
Using antidepressant medication (n) 17 10 7 .15

Abbreviation: LBP, low back pain