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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants (n = 200)

From: Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric validation of the Thai version of the STarT Back Screening Tool in patients with non-specific low back pain

Variables

% (n)

Mean ± SD

Minimum

Maximum

Age (year)

 

24.95 ± 8.75

20.00

62.00

Genders

    

 Female

79.00 (158)

 Male

21.00 (42)

Education

    

 No primary school

 Primary school

1.50 (3)

 High school

91.00 (182)

 Bachelor’s degree

6.00 (12)

 Master’s degree

1.50 (3)

 Doctoral degree

Types of low back pain

    

 Acute

52.00 (104)

 Sub-acute

16.00 (32)

 Chronic

32.00 (64)

STarT risk group

    

 Low risk

80.00 (160)

 Medium risk

16.00 (32)

 High risk

4 .00 (8)

VAS (0–100)

 

3.11 ± 1.57

0.40

7.40

 SBST-TH total score (0–9)

 

2.42 ± 1.61

0

9.00

 Physical subscore (0–4)

 

1.17 ± 1.68

0

4.00

 Psychological subscore

 

1.24 ± 1.11

0

5.00

 RMDQ (0–24)

 

2.44 ± 2.95

0

21.00

 FABQ total score (0–66)

 

32.66 ± 11.85

1.00

57.00

 FABQ-PA (0–24)

 

13.31 ± 4.69

0

24.00

 FABQ-W (0–42)

 

19.35 ± 8.48

0

34.00

 PCS total score (0–52)

 

11.21 ± 8.74

0

40.00

 Rumination

 

4.63 ± 3.69

0

15.00

 Magnification

 

2.90 ± 2.54

0

12.00

 Helplessness

 

3.69 ± 3.59

0

18.00

 HADS total score (0–42)

 

12.65 ± 4.95

4.00

35.00

 Anxiety (0–21)

 

8.29 ± 2.73

1.00

19.00

 Depression (0–21)

 

4.36 ± 2.97

0

16.00

 EQ-5D-5L index (0–1)

 

0.91 ± 0.10

0.18

1.00

 EQ-VAS (0–100)

 

76.81 ± 14.79

25.00

100.00

  1. SD Standard deviation, VAS Visual analogue scale, SBST-TH STarT back screening tool-Thai version, RMDQ Roland-Morris disability questionnaire, FABQ Fear-avoidance beliefs questionnaire, FABQ-PA Fear-avoidance beliefs questionnaire about physical activity, FABQ-W Fear-avoidance beliefs questionnaire about work, PCS Pain catastrophising scale, HADS Hospital anxiety and depression scale, EQ-5D-5L EuroQol five-dimensional five-level questionnaire, EQ-VAS EuroQol-visual analogue scale