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. 2022 Feb 11;23(9):1570–1581. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnac025

Table 1.

Participant characteristics

N (%) or M (SD)
Age 54 (16)
Sex 7 (37)
 Male 7 (37)
 Female 12 (63)
Race
 White 13 (68)
 Black 1 (5.3)
 Other/Prefer not to answer 5 (26)
Ethnicity
 Hispanic 1 (5)
 Non-Hispanic 15 (79)
 Prefer not to answer 3 (16)
Education
 High school graduate/GED 9 (47)
 College/technical school graduate 10 (53)
Employment
 Employed 3 (16)
 Unemployed 16 (84)
Disability
 Disability compensation 6 (32)
 No disability compensation 13 (68)
Income
 <$22,500 10 (53)
 $22,501–45,000 2 (10)
 $45,001–100,000 3 (16)
 >$100,000 3 (16)
 Prefer not to answer 1 (5)
Spine surgeries
 None 11 (58)
 One or more 8 (42)
Back pain duration
 <5 years 1(5)
 5+ years 18 (95)
 Depression 58.1 (8.2)
 Anxiety 58.4 (11.1)
 Pain interference 63.3 (3.7)
 Pain intensity 6.0 (1.5)
 Catastrophizing 17.8 (11.8)
 Mindfulness 10.1 (7.1)
 Opioid dose (mg morphine equivalent; MME) 116.5 (152.3)