TABLE 1.
Variable | Low Back Pain (n = 53) | No Low Back Pain (n = 49) | P Value |
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Sex (female), n (%) | 31 (58.4) | 34 (69.3) | .174 |
Race (Caucasian), n (%) | 50 (94.3) | 43 (87.7) | .284 |
Age, y | 69.9 (68.1,71.7) | 72.2 (70.3,74.1) | .087 |
Waist-hip ratio | 0.88 (0.85,0.92) | 0.85 (0.82,0.88) | .136 |
Height, cm | 165.1 (155.9,167.3) | 164.0 (161.5,166.8) | .681 |
Weight, kg | 79.1 (74.7,83.3) | 74.3 (69.5,79.1) | .139 |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | 28.8 (27.6,30.1) | 27.3 (25.9,28.6) | .089 |
Average low back pain intensity (0–10) | 3.5 (3.0,3.9) | … | … |
Modified Oswestry Disability Index, % | 33.4 (30.5,36.4) | … | … |
Values are mean (95% confidence interval) unless otherwise indicated.