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Table 1 Socio-demographic and health characteristics for all patients at baseline

From: Fear of movement was associated with sedentary behaviour 12 months after lumbar fusion surgery in patients with low back pain and degenerative disc disorder

 

Full sample

n = 118

Incomplete accelerometer data at 6-month follow-up (n = 25)

Incomplete accelerometer data at 12-month follow-up (n = 30)

Age, mean (SD)

45.7 (8.3)

44.8 (7.6)

45.1 (8.5)

Sex, frequency (%)

   

Women

63 (53.4%)

12 (48.0%)

14 (46.7%)

Men

55 (46.6%)

13 (52.0%)

16 (53.3%)

Body mass index, mean (SD)

26.3 (3.7)

27.5 (3.5)

27.0 (3.7)

Smoking,* frequency (%)

8 (6.8%)

2 (8.0%)

1 (3.3%)

Education,* frequency (%)

   

Elementary school

7 (6.0%)

2 (8.0%)

2 (6.7%)

High school

51 (43.6%)

14 (56%)

14 (46.7%)

University or college

42 (35.9%)

5 (20%)

10 (33.3%)

Vocational education

17 (14.5%)

4 (16%)

4 (13.3%)

Sick leave,† frequency (%)

41 (35.3%)

4 (16.0%)

7 (23.3%)

Previous back surgery, frequency (%)

11 (9.3%)

1 (4.0%)

1 (4.0%)

Back pain duration,* n (%)

   

≤ 2 years

29 (24.8%)

4 (16.0%)

7 (23.3%)

> 2 years

88 (75.2%)

21 (84.0%)

23 (76.7)

Allocated to prehabilitation

59 (50.0%)

13 (52.0%)

16 (53.3%)

Back pain intensity (VAS),

mean (SD)

58.1 (19.1)

66.6 (17.0)

64.0 (17.7)

Oswestry Disability Index,

mean (SD)

36.8 (12.4)

37.0 (11.8)

36.2 (13.1)

Depressive symptoms (HADS)

mean (SD)

5.4 (3.6)

6.0 (3.3)

5.4 (3.5)

Fear of movement (TSK)

mean (SD)

38.2 (8.5)

40.7 (8.1)

39.9 (8.4)

Pain Catastrophizing Scale,

mean (SD)

22.8 (8.1)

24.9 (8.8)

24.9 (7.5)

Self-efficacy for Exercise Scale,

mean (SD)

61.2 (20.5)

55.2 (24.9)

55 (21.1)

  1. HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; SD, Standard deviation; TSK, Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia; VAS, Visual analogue scale
  2. * n = 117
  3. † n = 116