Table 3 Japanese Orthopaedic Association Back Pain Evaluation Questionnaire (JOABPEQ: Disease-specific QOL) before adjusting
From: The impact of sarcopenia on low back pain and quality of life in patients with osteoporosis
Sarcopenia (N = 32) | Non-sarcopenia (N = 68) | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median (IQR) | Range (min-max) | Median (IQR) | Range (min-max) | ||
Low back pain | 50 (43-100) | 14-100 | 100 (71-100) | 29-100 | 0.0003 |
Lumbar function | 79 (17-83) | 0-100 | 83 (75-100) | 8-100 | 0.0031 |
Walking ability | 64 (29-91) | 0-100 | 93 (66-100) | 0-100 | <.0001 |
Social life function | 65 (30-78) | 0-100 | 78 (57-100) | 14-100 | 0.0014 |
Mental health | 54 (49-74) | 21-94 | 63 (51-78) | 39-96 | 0.1041 |