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Table 3 T-test results for continuous demographic measures means (standard deviation) between cases and non-cases by low back health effect definition

From: Prevalence of low back pain, seeking medical care, and lost time due to low back pain among manual material handling workers in the United States

 

Age (years)

Weight (kg)

Height (cm)

Total Sample

36.2 (11.6)

84.8 (20.9)

173.2 (10.2)

Low Back Pain ≥7 days

 Cases

36.6 (11.7)

85.2 (19.5)

174.5 (9.6)

 Non Cases

36.1 (11.5)

84.6 (21.4)

172.7 (10.4)

p-values

0.4031

0.4840

0.0004*

Seeking Medical Care for LBP

 Cases

35.8 (10.9)

85.6 (19.0)

175.5 (9.4)

 Non Cases

36.3 (11.6)

84.6 (21.2)

172.7 (10.4)

p-values

0.5586

0.4715

0.0001*

Lost Work Time for LBP

 Cases

35.0 (10.9)

85.3 (19.0)

175.0 (9.1)

 Non Cases

36.4 (11.6)

84.7 (21.1)

173.0 (10.4)

p-values

0.1191

0.7409

0.0039*

  1. Note: * indicates statistical significance