Table 1 Baseline Characteristics
| Â | Male DCs | Female DCs | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Patient sex | 40.7% male (n = 183) | 28.8% male (n = 115) | 0.0001* |
59.3% female (n = 267) | 71.2% female (n = 284) | ||
Patient age (y), (SD) | 43.15 (SD 13.659) | 39.71 (SD 13.637) | 0.0001* |
Radiculopathy present | 11.2% (n = 49) | 17.3% (n = 69) | 0.014* |
Pain medication use | 27% (n = 121) | 35% (n = 140) | 0.046* |
Chronicity <4 weeks (acute) | 44.9% (n = 197) | 44.1% (n = 174) | 0.02* |
Chronicity 4–8 weeks (subacute) | 8.9% (n = 39) | 12.9% (n = 51) | |
Chronicity 8–12 weeks (subacute) | 11.4% (n = 50) | 6.1% (n = 24) | |
Chronicity >12 weeks (chronic) | 34.9% (n = 153) | 37.0% (n = 146) | |
Baseline NRS (SD) | 5.951 (SD 2.211) | 5.561 (SD 2.256) | 0.012* |
BQ1 (pain) | 5.680 (SD 2.262) | 5.651 (SD 2.306) | 0.853 |
BQ2 (disability in ADL) | 4.185 (SD 2.823) | 3.999 (SD 2.764) | 0.337 |
BQ3 (disability in social activities) | 3.614 (SD 3.120) | 3.433 (SD 3.079) | 0.400 |
BQ4 (anxiety) | 5.382 (SD 2.883) | 5.344 (SD 2.827) | 0.851 |
BQ5 (depression) | 3.441 (SD 3.099) | 3.376 (SD 3.066) | 0.762 |
BQ6 (work realted fear avoidance) | 4.442 (SD 2.936) | 4.577 (SD 3.064) | 0.515 |
BQ7 (pain locus of control}) | 5.035 (SD 2.864) | 4.916 (SD 2.846) | 0.548 |
Baseline BQ total (SD) | 31.761 (SD 15.124) | 31.319 (SD 15.396) | 0.676 |