Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the sample that responded both, the six months and twelve months follow-up questionnaires
| Movement Coaching (n = 71) |
Control group (n = 73) |
p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) (n = 143) | mean (SD) | 50.4 (±7.3) | 53.3 (±6.3) | 0.02* 1 |
| Gender: men (n = 144) | n (%) | 51 (72%) | 46 (63%) | 0.232 |
| Body Mass Index (BMI) (n = 135) | mean (SD) | 28.3 (±4.9) | 28.7 (±4.4) | 0.461 |
| Highest level of education “lower secondary school” (n = 143) | n (%) | 36 (51%) | 37 (51%) | 0.942 |
| Duration of low back pain: >12 months (n = 140) | n (%) | 61 (86%) | 60 (82%) | 0.502 |
| Intensity of pain (minimum = 1; maximum = 6) (n = 135) |
mean (SD) median [25%; 75%]-percentile |
4.4 (±1.2) 5.0 [4.0; 5.0] |
4.4 (±1.0) 4.0 [4.0; 5.0] |
0.761 |
| Total physical activity (MET-min/week) (n = 144) |
mean (SD) median [25%; 75%]-percentile |
8455 (±8664) 5280 [1200; 13,080] |
4916 (±6479) 2160 [720; 6480] |
0.02* 1 |
| Workplace physical activity (MET-min/week) (n = 144) |
mean (SD) median [25%; 75%]-percentile |
6228 (±8285) 1440 [0; 1440] |
3374 (±5838) 600 [0; 4380] |
0.101 |
| Leisure time physical activity (MET-min/week) (n = 144) |
mean (SD) median [25%; 75%]-percentile |
1187 (±2120) 0 [0; 1200] |
863 (±1339) 480 [0; 1020] |
0.791 |
| Transport physical activity (MET-min/week) (n = 144) |
mean (SD) median [25%; 75%]-percentile |
1039 (±1547)400 [0; 1440] |
680 (±1949) 0 [0; 440] |
0.01* 1 |
1Mann-Whithney-U-Test; 2Pearson-Chi-Quadrat; *significant at significance level p < 0.05