Table 2 Baseline data on clinical features of low back pain (LBP) and the outcome measures of effectiveness by study group
Characteristic | Combined (n = 53) | Exercise (n = 57) | Counseling (n = 55) | Control (n = 54) | Total (n = 219) | Missing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intensity of LBP; VAS (0–100 mm): mean (sd) | 39.9 (20.3) | 37.8 (25.7) | 32.9 (23.0) | 34.5 (20.9) | 36.2 (22.6) | 1 |
Proportion with pain intensity of 40 mm or more in VAS: % | 47.2 | 45.5 | 35.7 | 31.3 | 39.9 | 1 |
Proportion with daily pain: % | 12.8 | 8.2 | 17.6 | 8.9 | 12.0 | 27 |
Duration of symptoms of LBP: % | ||||||
(a) < 3 months | 64.1 | 69.1 | 72.7 | 51.9 | 64.5 | 2 |
(b) 3–6 months | 20.8 | 12.7 | 7.3 | 18.5 | 14.7 | |
(c) ≥7 months | 15.1 | 18.2 | 20.0 | 29.6 | 20.7 | |
Multisite (≥3) musculoskeletal pain with intensity ≥4 on NRS (0–10): % | 42.3 | 29.1 | 25.5 | 26.4 | 30.7 | 4 |
Bodily pain interfering with work (SF 36) (score 0–100): mean (sd) | 59.3 (17.3) | 63.6 (19.8) | 65.1 (21.1) | 63.6 (17.5) | 63.0 (19.0) | 8 |
FABs related to work (score 0–48):a mean (sd) | 11.2 (6.9) | 11.6 (9.9) | 11.0 (7.4) | 9.9 (6.9) | 10.9 (7.9) | 9 |
FABs related to physical activity (score 0–30): mean (sd) | 13.6 (6.6) | 14.3 (6.5) | 13.8 (6.0) | 11.6 (6.0) | 13.3 (6.3) | 1 |
Quality of life (SF 36), SF-6D index (0.00–1.00): mean (sd) | 0.71 (0.10) | 0.74 (0.09) | 0.75 (0.11) | 0.73 (0.10) | 0.74 (0.10) | 9 |
Sickness absence days, previous 6 months: mean (range) | 0.8 (0–11) | 1.6 (0–40) | 1.7 (0–19) | 3.4 (0–70) | 1.9 (0–70) | 16 |
% with no sickness absence days | 79.2 | 80.0 | 70.2 | 81.4 | 77.6 | 16 |
Total healthcare costb (euros) in previous 6 months: mean (sd) | 91 (237) | 80 (162) | 89 (173) | 139 (354) | 77 (242) | 16 |
Total costsc (euros) in previous 6 months:mean (sd) | 225 (513) | 333 (1069) | 351 (787) | 691 (2582) | 400 (1470) | 16 |