Table 1 Baseline characteristics for the total population
From: Prognostic factors for non-success in patients with sciatica and disc herniation
n = 466 | ||
|---|---|---|
Sociodemographic variables | ||
Age years mean (SD) | 43.6 | (11.5) |
Males n (%) | 268 | (57.5) |
Current smoker n (%) | 200 | (43.3) |
Education >; 12 years n (%) | 227 | (50.1) |
Working status | ||
Working full time n (%) | 92 | (19.8) |
Partly sick leave n (%) | 51 | (11.0) |
Total sick leave, rehabilitation n (%) | 234 | (50.4) |
Disability pension n (%) | 33 | (7.1) |
Other n (%) | 54 | (11.6) |
Back pain/sciatica history | ||
First sciatica episode n (%) | 210 | (45.3) |
Duration back problems <; 1 year n (%) | 145 | (31.1) |
Duration current sciatica episode <; 3 months n (%) | 192 | (41.4) |
Self-reported health status | ||
MSBQ (0–12) mean (SD) | 8 | (3) |
Pain intensity* back (0–100) mean (SD) | 42.6 | (30.0) |
Pain intensity* leg (0–100) mean (SD) | 63.2 | (28.2) |
SBI† (0–24) mean (SD) | 14 | (5) |
Subjective health complaints (0–27) mean (SD) | 7.5 | (4.5) |
Kinesiophobia‡ (13–52) mean (SD) | 27 | (7) |
Emotional distress§ (1–4) mean (SD) | 1.58 | (0.43) |
Clinical finding | ||
Muscular weakness n (%) | 203 | (44.5) |
Reflex reduced or absent n (%) | 212 | (46.2) |
Sensory loss n (%) | 273 | (59.0) |
Straight-leg-raising test <; 60˚ n (%) | 267 | (58.0) |