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. 2018 Apr 9;33(Suppl 1):54–60. doi: 10.1007/s11606-018-4322-0

Table 2.

Relationships Between NPM Use and Demographic/Clinical Variables

Psychological/behavioral Exercise/movement Manual
Y N p Y N p Y N p
Age 33.55 33.82 0.81 34.46 33.13 0.22 33.30 34.25 0.34
% White 72.12 82.58 0.02 82.05 78.32 0.32 76.89 83.78 0.06
% Female 52.88 57.30 0.42 61.54 50.88 0.02 58.82 53.60 0.26
% College degree 57.69 46.63 0.04 52.56 45.58 0.13 56.30 41.44 0.001
Pain severity 4.35 3.19 < 0.001 3.68 3.21 0.01 3.45 3.45 0.99
MH symptoms 0.75 − 0.22 < 0.001 0.05 − 0.05 0.24 − 0.01 0.01 0.80
% Opioids 32.69 17.13 0.001 24.36 16.81 0.046 21.85 19.37 0.51
% Non-opioids 80.77 69.94 0.03 79.91 64.60 < 0.001 76.47 68.02 0.04

Means and t tests reported for dichotomous/continuous variables. Percentages and Pearson chi square coefficients reported for dichotomous/dichotomous associations

Y yes, using NPM; N no, not using NPM; % Opioids % reporting opioid use in past week; % non-opioids % reporting using a non-opioid medication for pain in the past week