Table 2. Characteristics of medication use and presence of multiple morbidities in the study population.
| Young adults | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Lower back pain | |||||
| Variable | Category | Frequency absolute (n) | Frequency relative (%) | Category | Frequency absolute (n) | Frequency relative (%) |
| Sex | Female | 14 | 46.67% | Female | 16 | 53.33% |
| Male | 6 | 54.54% | Male | 5 | 45.46% | |
| Medication use | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9.5% | ||
| Multiple morbidities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Older adults | ||||||
| Control | Lower back pain | |||||
| Variable | Category | Frequency absolute (n) | Frequency relative (%) | Category | Frequency absolute (n) | Frequency relative (%) |
| Sex | Female | 18 | 48.65% | Female | 19 | 51.35% |
| Male | 4 | 80% | Male | 1 | 20% | |
| Medication use | 3 | 14.3% | 13 | 61.9% | ||
| Multiple morbidities | 9 | 42.9% | 15 | 71.4% | ||