Table 1.
Temperature and wildlife count in the three areas covered by the study.
| Characteristics | HC (n = 40) (range) | NSCLBP (n = 68) (range) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Male/female (n)† | 14/26 | 21/47 | 0.659 |
| Age (years) | 28.725 ± 7.633 (20–54) | 30.102 ± 8.974 (20–56) | 0.439 |
| BMI (Kg/m2) | 20.696 ± 2.344 (16.61–24.98) | 21.678 ± 3.035 (17.26–33.50) | 0.084 |
| Weight (Kg) | 57.273 ± 9.781 (40–80) | 58.710 ± 9.465 (42–89) | 0.407 |
| Height (m) | 1.659 ± 0.087 (1.50–1.83) | 1.645 ± 0.075 (1.50–1.80) | 0.377 |
| Education length (years) | 17.100 ± 1.864 (9–21) | 17.735 ± 2.063 (11–23) | 0.138 |
| Pain duration (months) | N/A | 38.544 ± 41.609 (3–192) | N/A |
| VAS (0–10 cm) | N/A | 5.793 ± 1.334 (2–8.5) | N/A |
| ODI (0–100) (%) | N/A | 14.412 ± 7.026 (0–32) | N/A |
| PCS (0–52) | N/A | 12.544 ± 8.519 (0–34) | N/A |
| PCS_H (0–20) | N/A | 3.353 ± 2.986 (0–14) | N/A |
| PCS_M (0–20) | N/A | 5.279 ± 3.648 (0–13) | N/A |
| PCS_R (0–44) | N/A | 10.427 ± 7.388 (0–31) | N/A |
| SFMPQ (0–45) | N/A | 9.000 ± 4.333 (2–25) | N/A |
| SFMPQ_A (0–12) | N/A | 3.585 ± 2.228 (0–9) | N/A |
| SFMPQ_S (0–33) | N/A | 5.485 ± 3.059 (2–16) | N/A |
BMI: body mass index, HC: healthy control, NSCLBP: nonspecific chronic low back pain, ODI: Oswestry Disability Index, PCS: Pain Catastrophizing Scale, PCS_H: helplessness subscale of Pain Catastrophizing Scale, PCS_M: magnification subscale of Pain Catastrophizing Scale, PCS_R: rumination subscale of Pain Catastrophizing Scale, SFMPQ: Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire, SFMPQ_A: affective subscale in Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire, SFMPQ_S: sensory subscale in Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire, SFMPQ: Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire, VAS: Visual Analogue Scale, and N/A: not applicable. Data was represented as mean ± standard deviation unless otherwise indicated. †Chi-square.