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. 2018 Apr 16;98(5):369–380. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzy026

Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of Included Participants.a

Variable Summary (Total) PA Group (n = 20) PA + CBT-P Group (n = 20) WL Group (n = 20)
Age, y, mean (SD) 70.3 (4.9) 69.6 (3.5) 69.5 (4.0) 71.9 (6.5)
Sex
Women 4 (6.7) 1 (5.0) 2 (10.0) 1 (5.0)
Men 56 (93.3) 19 (95.0) 18 (90.0) 19 (95.0)
Race
American Indian 1 (1.7) 1 (5.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Black/African American 30 (50.0) 11 (55.0) 11 (55.0) 8 (40.0)
White 28 (46.7) 8 (40.0) 9 (45.0) 11 (55.0)
Missing 1 (1.7) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (5.0)
Ethnicity
Hispanic 1 (1.7) 1 (5.0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Not Hispanic or Latino 59 (98.3) 19 (95.0) 20 (100.0) 20 (100.0)
Education
At least some college 31 (51.7) 13 (65.0) 10 (50.0) 8 (40.0)
High school or technical school 29 (48.3) 7 (35.0) 10 (50.0) 12 (60.0)
Employment status
Disabled 21 (35.0) 7 (35.0) 8 (40.0) 6 (30.0)
Other 39 (65.0) 13 (65.0) 12 (60.0) 14 (70.0)
Marital status
Married 38 (63.3) 9 (45.0) 13 (65.0) 16 (80.0)
Other 22 (36.7) 11 (55.0) 7 (35.0) 4 (20.0)
Financial status
Meet your basic expenses with a little left over for extras or live comfortably 42 (70.0) 16 (80.0) 13 (65.0) 13 (65.0)
Just meet your basic expenses or do not have enough to meet basic expenses 16 (26.7) 4 (20.0) 6 (30.0) 6 (30.0)
Missing 2 (3.3) 0.(0) 1 (5.0) 1 (5.0)

aValues are reported as numbers (percentages) of participants unless otherwise indicated. CBT-P = cognitive-behavioral therapy for pain, PA = physical activity, WL = wait-list control.