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Table 2 Demographic and baseline characteristics of the participants with NSCLBP (N = 70)

From: Effect of multidimensional physiotherapy on non-specific chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial

Characteristic

Experimental group (n = 35)

Active control group (n = 35)

Demographic

  

 Sex, No. (%)

  

  female

18 (51)

17 (49)

 Age, year, mean (SD)

34.57 (6.98)

35.94 (7.51)

 Body height, cm, mean (SD)

171.09 (11.01)

173.03 (9.43)

 Body weight, kg, mean (SD)

72.29 (11.29)

74.49 (9.95)

 Education, year, mean (SD)

15.60 (1.87)

15.26 (2.12)

 Pain duration, No. (%)

  

  3–12 month

3 (9)

4 (11)

  12–60 month

24 (69)

24 (69)

  >60 month

8 (23)

7 (20)

Baseline

  

 NRS, Mean (SD)

5.03 (0.92)

5.09 (0.95)

 ODI, Median (IQR)

28 (22–32)

26 (20–34)

 TSK, Median (IQR)

40 (38–46)

40 (37–42)

 PCS, Mean (SD)

27.11 (6.68)

29.60 (8.80)

 SF36, Mean (SD)

58.29 (16.28)

59.26 (17.40)

 FABQ, Mean (SD)

40.71 (9.47)

37.74 (17.83)

 Flexion ROM, Median (IQR), cm

18 (1–25)

17 (2–27)

  1. Abbreviations: NRS, Numeric Rating Scale; ODI, Oswestry Disability Index; TSK, Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia; PCS, Total Score of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale; SF36, 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey; FABQ, Fear Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire; Flexion ROM, Lumbar Active Forward Flexion Range of Motion; cm, centimeter; SD, Standard Deviation; IQR, Inter Quartile Range