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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population

From: Motor performance in chronic low back pain: is there an influence of pain-related cognitions? A pilot study

 

Patients (n = 13)

Controls (n = 15)

Statistics

Age (yrs)

56.5 (9.7)

52.9 (12.6)

t = 0.835 n.s.

Length (cm)

172.6 (9.3)

176.5 (11.0)

t = -0.990 n.s.

Male/Female

7/6

6/9

Χ 2 = 0.537 n.s.

Left-/Right-handed

1/12

2/13

Χ 2 = 0.232 n.s.

Education (0-7 numerical scale)

4.2 (1.7)

5.5 (1.4)

t = -2.042 n.s

Pain related scores

   

- VAS

49 (26)

  

- TSK

40.2 (7.3)

  

- PCS

21.5 (10.8)

  
  1. Table displays means (SD); VAS = actual pain experience, visual analogue scale; TSK = Tampa scale of kinesiophobia; PCS = Pain Catastrophizing Scale
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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