Table 1 The socio-demographic characteristics of cnsLBP patients
Total sample (N = 1157) | Female (61.99%) | Male (38.01%) | Differences between gender (p) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (standard deviation (SD)) | 45.25 ± 16.90 | 45.89 ± 17.34 | 44.16 ± 16.10 | 0.17 | |
Place of living | county town | 28.41% | 30.29% | 25.49% | 0.35 |
city | 42.34% | 40.63% | 45.10% | ||
village | 29.25% | 29.08% | 29.41% | ||
Marital status | single | 22.18% | 21.38% | 23.61% | < 0.01 |
married | 46.03% | 43.04% | 50.93% | ||
cohabitated | 15.63% | 15.61% | 15.74% | ||
divorced | 9.17% | 9.99% | 7.64% | ||
widow | 6.99% | 9.99% | 2.08% | ||
Education | low | 5.71% | 7.00% | 3.40% | < 0.01 |
medium | 65.89% | 49.40% | 58.00% | ||
high | 28.40% | 43.60% | 38.60% | ||
Employment status | employed | 67.53% | 64.01% | 74.20% | < 0.01 |
other - inactive (student. Retired etc.) | 32.47% | 35.99% | 25.80% | ||
Employment form | sedentary work less that 30 min physical activity | 24.10% | 28.06% | 18.77% | < 0.01 |
sedentary work with more than 30 min physical activity | 32.35% | 37.19% | 25.85% | ||
light physical labour | 30.41% | 26.73% | 35.38% | ||
heavy physical labour | 13.14% | 8.02% | 20.00% | ||
RMDQ (maximum 24 point) – mean (SD) | 4.81 ± 4.59 | 4.81 ± 4.54 | 4.80 ± 4.68 | 0.63 | |
Time spent after the first episode of cnsLBP (years) | 15.28 ± 12.55 | 15.48 ± 12.82 | 15.27 ± 12.52 | 0.65 | |