Table 1.
Patient and Clinical Characteristics.a
| Variables | N = 212 |
|---|---|
| Age in years | 50 (38-62) |
| Male | 90 (42) |
| Race | |
| White | 143 (67) |
| Other | 69 (33) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 123 (58) |
| Single | 49 (23) |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 40 (19) |
| Level of education | |
| High school or less | 45 (21) |
| 2-year college | 42 (20) |
| 4-year college | 71 (33) |
| Postcollege graduate degree | 54 (25) |
| Work status | |
| Employed | 132 (62) |
| Retired | 45 (21) |
| Homemaker/student/other | 35 (17) |
| Insurance status | |
| Private/military | 155 (73) |
| Other | 57 (27) |
| Diabetes | 21 (9.9) |
| Other comorbidities | 43 (20) |
| PSEQ-2 | 11 (9 –12) |
| SHAI-5 | 4 (3 –6) |
| PROMIS Depression | 48 (43-53) |
Abbreviations: PROMIS: Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System; PSEQ-2, 2-item Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire; SHAI-5, Short Health Anxiety Inventory.
a Continuous variables as median (interquartile range); discrete variables as number (percentage).