Table 1.

Descriptive characteristics

	Control (n=19)		CLBPR (n=19)
	N (%)		N (%)
Sex (female)	10 (52.6)		10 (52.6)
Diabetes (present)	4 (21.1)		4 (21.1)
Race (Caucasian)	19 (100)		17 (89.5)
Education (college or more)	14 (73.7)		11 (57.9)
	Mean (SD)	Min-Max	Mean (SD)	Min-Max
Age (years)	68.9 (5.8)	(60–80)	68.8 (4.8)	(60–78)
BMI	27.9 (4.1)*	(18.1–34.7)	30.8 (8.3)*	(18.3–53.7)
Duration of CLBPR (years)	–	–	12.8 (15.0)	(0.3–50.0)
Worst Leg Pain Intensity (0–10)	–	–	6.0 (3.0)	(2–10)
Quebec (0–100%)	–	–	34.4 (17.5)	(7.0–64.0)

Abbreviations: CLBPR = Chronic low back pain with radiculopathy; BMI = body mass index; LBP = low back pain; Quebec = Quebec Disability Index

^*p=.087