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Table 1 Demographic characteristics and measures of pain and disability of subjects enrolled in the study

From: Effects of spinal manipulative therapy on inflammatory mediators in patients with non-specific low back pain: a non-randomized controlled clinical trial

LBP Patients

Characteristics

Acute

(N = 22)

Chronic

(N = 25)

Asymptomatic Controls

(N = 24)

Age ± SD

32.8 ± 9.2

36.5 ± 11.1

35.2 ± 10.4

Gender: M/F

13/9

14/11

15/9

VAS 1 ± SD

6.1 ± 1.6

5.2 ± 1.8

NA

VAS 2 ± SD

2.6 ± 1.9 *

2.8 ± 1.9 *

NA

ODI 1 ± SD

37.0 ± 13.7

28.1 ± 8.6

NA

ODI 2 ± SD

14.1 ± 10.3 *

17.3 ± 9.3 *

NA

  1. *P < 0.001; SD: standard deviation; NA: not applicable. VAS 1: 10-point visual analogue scale at admittance; VAS 2: 10-point visual analogue scale post-SMT. ODI 1: Oswestry disability index at admittance; ODI 2: Oswestry disability index post-SMT
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