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Table 1 Sociodemographic data of the analyzed patients (n = 634)

From: Chronic low back pain patient groups in primary care – A cross sectional cluster analysis

Variable

 

Sex [no. (%)] n = 634

 

Female

388 (61.2)

Age [mean: years (SD)] n = 634

56.30 (13.95)

Nationality [no. (%)] n = 619

 

German

610 (98.5)

Other

9 (1.5)

Marital status [no. (%)] n = 634

 

Single

82 (12.9)

Married

415 (65.5)

Divorced

80 (12.6)

Widowed

57 (9.0)

Living with a partner [no. (%)] n = 611

477 (78.1)

Persons at household [no. (%)] n = 605

 

1 person

87 (14.4)

2 persons

297 (49.1)

3 persons

114 (18.8)

4 persons

74 (12.2)

> 4 persons

33 (5.4)

Level and years of education [no. (%)] n = 632

 

13/12 years

100 (15.8)

10 years

191 (30.2)

9 years

322 (50.9)

Other graduation

15 (2.4)

No qualification

4 (0.6)

Employment status [no. (%)] n = 631

 

Working (full or part-time)

322 (51.0)

Reasons for not working [no. (%)] n = 306

 

Keeping house

48 (15.7)

Retired

228 (74.6)

Unemployed

27 (8.8)

Other

3 (1.0)

First time of back pain [no (%)] n = 634

 

Since < 1 year

77 (12.2)

Since 1-2 years

47 (7.4)

Since 2-5 years

86 (13.6)

Since 5-10 years

92 (14.5)

Since > 10 years

332 (52.4)