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Table 1 Sample characteristics

From: Assessment of gesture behavior and knowledge on low back pain among nurses

 

LBP group

N = 60

Control group

N = 60

P intergrupo

Age (years)

31,7 ± 7,8

31,6 ± 7,5

0,979b

BMI (kg/m2)

24,6 ± 4,9

23,5 ± 3,2

0,518b

Marital status

0,727a

 Single

39 (65%)

41 (68,3%)

 Maried

19 (31,7%)

16 (26,7%)

 Divorced

2 (3,3%)

3 (5,0%)

Time since graduation (years)

7,2 ± 6,9

6,6 ± 6,0

0,983b

Disease duration (years)

4,2 ± 2,6

NPS (cm)

5,6 ± 1,7

Roland Morris

2,7 ± 2,5

  1. Data presented as mean ± standard deviation or percentage (%)
  2. BMI body mass index, NPS numeric pain scale, p significance value in the comparison between groups
  3. achi-square test
  4. bMann-Whitney