Table 1 Frequency and percentage of study patients by category of selected sociodemographic variables and by obesity within each category
From: The effect of obesity on treatment outcomes for low back pain
Variable | Category | Number | Percent | Obese at baseline | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 310 | 47.5 | 72 | 23.2 |
Female | 342 | 52.5 | 111 | 32.5 | |
Age in Years | 18–29 | 57 | 8.7 | 15 | 26.3 |
30–39 | 142 | 21.8 | 41 | 28.9 | |
40–49 | 119 | 18.3 | 33 | 27.7 | |
50–59 | 122 | 18.7 | 35 | 28.7 | |
60–69 | 91 | 14.0 | 25 | 27.4 | |
70–79 | 95 | 14.6 | 29 | 30.5 | |
80–95 | 26 | 4.0 | 5 | 19.2 | |
Race | White | 396 | 60.7 | 84 | 21.2 |
Non-White | 256 | 39.3 | 99 | 38.7 | |
Treatment Group | DC | 165 | 25.3 | 36 | 21.8 |
DC/Modalities | 163 | 25.0 | 51 | 31.3 | |
MD | 165 | 25.3 | 48 | 29.1 | |
MD/PT | 159 | 24.4 | 48 | 30.2 | |
Back Pain (Prior episode) | Yes | 536 | 82.2 | 150 | 28.0 |
No | 116 | 17.8 | 33 | 28.4 | |
Duration (this episode) | <3Â months | 275 | 42.2 | 76 | 27.6 |
3Â months + | 377 | 57.8 | 107 | 28.4 |