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Table 1 Demographics, Social, Psychiatric, and Pain History

From: Psychopathology predicts the outcome of medial branch blocks with corticosteroid for chronic axial low back or cervical pain: a prospective cohort study

 

Psychopathology Group(N = 86)

 

Variable

Low (n = 37)

Mod (n = 20)

High (n = 29)

Sig1

Age (mean, yrs.)(CI)4

64.0 (59.0–69.0)

56.4 (49.2–63.6)

58.7 (53.1–64.2)

NS

Sex (% female)

59

76

63

NS

Work Status (% working)2

87

95

53

p = .003

WC/Lit (%yes)3

5

5

3

NS

Maritial Status (% married)

69

44

59

NS

Pain Duration (mean, yrs)(CI)4

6.1 (3.7–8.6)

7.9 (4.4–11.4)

7.1 (4.4–9.8)

NS

Location (% low back)

82

90

93

NS

Previous Spine Surgery (% yes)

39

24

40

NS

Hx Smoking (% yes)

54

62

47

NS

Prescription Opioids (% yes)

36

33

73

p = .003

Baseline Pain Level (0–10)(CI)4

6.1 (5.6–6.7)

6.8 (6.0–7.5)

6.2 (5.6–6.8)

NS

Facet Loading Signs (% yes)

38

35

22

NS

Paraspinal Tenderness (%yes)

44

47

48

NS

Depression Score (mean)(CI)4

4.6 (3.9–5.3)

7.7 (6.7–8.6)

11.6 (10.8–12.4)

p = .0001

Anxiety Score (mean)(CI)4

4.8 (3.9–5.8)

8.3 (7.0–9.6)

13.2 (12.1–14.3)

p = .0001

  1. 1 = Chi square and ANOVA analysis
  2. 2 = Working includes homemakers taking care of children and those retired
  3. 3 = Active workers' compensation or injury litigation case (unsettled)
  4. 4 = 95% Confidence Interval
  5. NS = nonsignificant