Table 1. Participants characteristics and questionnaire scores in the low back pain and control groups.
|
Low back pain group |
Control group |
P value |
| Age, yrs |
20.6 (2.5) |
21.7 (2.5) |
0.346 |
| Height, cm |
166.7 (10.2) |
170.1 (8.8) |
0.456 |
| Weight, kg |
61.0 (10.4) |
65.6 (10.6) |
0.323 |
| BMI, kg/m2 |
21.8 (1.7) |
22.5 (1.9) |
0.356 |
| ODI, /100 |
12.0 (7.8) |
1.50 (3.1) |
< 0.001 |
| RDQ, /24 |
2.7 (2.5) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.004 |
| VAS, /100 |
46.3 (17.2) |
3.8 (7.8) |
< 0.001 |
The values are given as the mean (standard deviation). Abbreviations: VAS, visual analogue scale. ODI, Oswestry Disability Index. RDQ, Roland Morris Disability questionnaire.
