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Table 5 Baseline characteristics of study participants (completed list)

From: Green exercise and mg-ca-SO4 thermal balneotherapy for the treatment of non-specific chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled clinical trial

 

Green exercise and balneotherapy

Green exercise

Control

p-value with Bonferroni correction

Number

26

27

27

 

Sex (female/male)

14/2

14/13

17/10

 

Age (years)

53.35 ± 8.26

52.85 ± 6.43

43.81 ± 12.07

< 0.000***

Height (m)

1.72 ± 0.9

1.73 ± 0.8

1.72 ± 0.8

0.773

Weight (kg)

78.39 ± 16.47

74.65 ± 11.83

74.13 ± 13.01

0.481

BMI

26.32 ± 4.47

24.78 ± 2.73

25.06 ± 3.18

0.245

Abdominal girth (cm)

96 ± 13.18

92 ± 9.1

90.59 ± 11.69

0.213

Systolic blood pressure

136.92 ± 19.21

131.41 ± 17.43

126.70 ± 11.84

0.067

Diastolic blood pressure

81.23 ± 11

78.70 ± 8.91

78.41 ± 8.24

0.494

Pulse (bpm)

69.58 ± 8

69.30 ± 11.51

65.65 ± 9.46

0.277

%p02

97.04 ± 1.56

97.26 ± 1.38

97.70 ± 1.56

0.218

Kids (n)

1.65 ± 1.16

2 ± 1.27

1.42 ± 1.17

0.518

Korff

1.92 ± 1.02

1.52 ± 0.75

1.63 ± 0.77

0.580

Pain medication

0.73 ± 1.04

0.74 ± 1.1

1 ± 0.89

0.368

Physicians consultations

0.88 ± 1.28

0.63 ± 0.79

1.37 ± 0.63

0.002**

Status of employee’s illness

1 ± 1.67

0.3 ± 0.87

0.89 ± 0.64

0.002**

Job satisfaction

74.38 ± 25.21

79.19 ± 20.59

79.96 ± 23.16

1

BPS sock test right

0.92 ± 1.2

0.52 ± 0.98

0.63 ± 1.04

0.622

BPS sock test left

0.73 ± 1.04

0.63 ± 0.88

0.59 ± 1.01

1

BPS lift test

0.46 ± 0.76

0.54 ± 0.81

0.78 ± 0.89

0.526

Spine rotation right

55.19 ± 21.90

59.41 ± 16.68

34.67 ± 13.46

<  0.000***

Spine rotation left

53.12 ± 24.76

58.11 ± 19.54

45.52 ± 11.98

0.041*

Spine-Check Score© total

50.86 ± 9.86

52 ± 13.07

47.93 ± 15.22

0.398

Spine-Check Score© posture

45.47 ± 15.59

46.53 ± 17.93

47 ± 12.74

0.936

Spine-Check Score© mobility

40.01 ± 15.61

42.65 ± 17.44

47.25 ± 15.13

0.432

Spine-Check Score© postural stability

64.47 ± 17.90

64.12 ± 19.01

48.25 ± 18.11

0.003**

ODI

22.31 ± 10.29

18.96 ± 8.35

19.70 ± 8.07

1.314

SF-36 total

60.63 ± 21.22

66.61 ± 16.16

66.95 ± 16.39

0.511

SF-36 physical health

55.88 ± 20.72

61.24 ± 17.97

61.47 ± 19.95

0.548

SF-36 mental health

63.6 ± 22.07

69.86 ± 15.78

68.72 ± 17.76

1

mVAS pain

48.62 ± 25.09

59.59 ± 22.41

64.08 ± 18.97

0.046*

mVAS state of health

62.49 ± 18.38

69.54 ± 13.99

69.65 ± 11.36

0.226

mVAS health behaviour

64.09 ± 17.52

69.05 ± 14.28

64.76 ± 17.87

0.604

WHO-5

13.19 ± 6

16 ± 4.89

14.54 ± 5.23

0.410

  1. Data are represented as the mean ± SD; BMI Body mass index, BPS Back performance scale, ODI Oswestry Low Back Disability Index, mVAS Modified Visual Analogue Scale, SF-36 Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36, WHO-5 World Health Organization Well-Being Index, %p02 Oxygen partial pressure
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