Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristic of patients

Age (years)

42.7 ± 3.3

40.7 ± 5.7

0.2681^a

Body Mass Index (kg/m ² )

23.4 ± 1.0

35.2 ± 3.7

0.0000 ^a

Total Lean Mass (g)

39.3 ± 3.6

49.9 ± 5.3

0.0000 ^a

Total Fat Content (%)

35.0 ± 3.6

47.0 ± 4.6

0.0000 ^a

LBP duration (years)

10.2 ± 7.0

9.3 ± 7.1

0.7511 ^a

Maximal morning LBP in the week before intervention (VAS 0–10)

4.4 ± 3.2

4.0 ± 2.7

0.5963 ^a

Maximal night LBP in the week before intervention (VAS 0–10)

2.1 ± 2.2

3.5 ± 3.3

0.2495 ^a

Maximal LBP at the sitting position in the week before intervention (VAS 0–10)

3.9 ± 2.4

3.9 ± 2.8

0.9992 ^a

Maximal LBP at the standing position in the week before intervention (VAS 0–10)

4.2 ± 2.4

3.7 ± 3.1

0.4896 ^a

Beck Depression Inventory

4.8 ± 4.1

8.3 ± 6.8

0.1172 ^a

Number of patients in the group

Discopathy

11

12

0.7496 ^b

Bulging

5

6

0.9337 ^b

Protrusion

10

6

0.0453 ^b

Extrusion

4

0

0.0085 ^b

Multiple levels of hernia

1

2

6

0.1425 ^b

2

7

4

0.1400 ^b

3

1

0

0.2091 ^b

4

1

0

0.2091 ^b

Annular disk tear

7

4

0.1340 ^b

Spinal stenosis

9

3

0.0074 ^b

Facet joint degeneration

9

9

0.3882 ^b

Radiculopathy in MRI

8

4

0.0606 ^b

Presence of radicular pain

9

9

0.6103 ^b