Table 2 Baseline characteristics of participants
Characteristic | Finding in the group N (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Graded Activity (n = 59) | Supervised exercise therapy (n = 63) | Control (n = 58) | |
Sex | |||
Men | 25 (42.4) | 23 (36.5) | 18 (31.0) |
Women | 34 (57.6) | 40 (63.5) | 40 (69.0) |
Age (years)a | 49.2 (11.6) | 48.6 (12.3) | 50.2 (11.2) |
Height (cm) a | 175.9 (8.7) | 174.1 (8.5) | 173.4 (8.9) |
Weight (kg) a | 82.0 (14.6) | 80.0 (13.7) | 81.5 (14.0) |
BMI (kg/m2) a | 26.4 (4.1) | 26.3 (3.7) | 27.0 (3.7) |
Marital status | |||
Single | 8 (13.6) | 10 (15.9) | 7 (12.1) |
Married | 47 (79.7) | 48 (76.2) | 43 (74.1) |
Divorced | - (−) | - (−) | 1 (1.7) |
Widow/er | 4 (6.8) | 5 (7.9) | 7 (12.1) |
Education level | |||
Elementary school | - (−) | - (−) | 2 (3.4) |
High School | 43 (72.9) | 43 (68.3) | 39 (67.2) |
College | 16 (27.1) | 20 (31.7) | 17 (29.3) |
Employment status | |||
Student | - (−) | - (−) | - (−) |
Employment | 50 (84.7) | 49 (77.8) | 44 (75.9) |
Unemployment | (11.9) | 6 (9.5) | 3 (5.1) |
Retired | 2 (3.4) | 8 (12.7) | 11 (19.0) |
Type of work | |||
Mostly sitting job | 24 (48.0) | 19 (38.8) | 16 (39.0) |
Hard workc | 26 (52.0) | 30 (61.2) | 25 (61.0) |
Smoking (YES) | 19 (32.2) | 24 (38.1) | 15 (25.9) |
Duration LBP (months) b | 12 (9–18) | 10 (6–14) | 10 (6–18) |
Use of medications (YES) | 50 (84.7) | 56 (88.9) | 52 (89.7) |
Frequency of use medication | |||
Daily | 14 (28.0) | 20 (35.7) | 13 (25.0) |
Weeks | 22 (44.0) | 25 (44.6) | 23 (44.2) |
Months | 14 (28.0) | 11 (19.6) | 16 (30.8) |