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Table 1 Demographic data according to administration route

From: Matching actual treatment with patient administration-route-preference improves analgesic response among acute low back pain patients—a randomized prospective trial

 

PO

% of total sample

IM

% of total sample

P value

N = 13

% of group

34.2

N = 25

% of group

65.8

 

Age (mean ± sd)

42.8 (± 15.7)

  

43.48 (± 15.25)

  

0.288

Gender

      

0.743

 Female

5

38.5%

13.1

12

48%

31.6

 

 Male

8

61.5%

21

13

52%

34.2

 

Place of birth

      

0.108

 Israel

8

61.5%

21.1

23

92%

60.5

 

 Russia

3

23.1%

7.9

1

4%

2.6

 

 North America

1

7.7%

2.6

1

4%

2.6

 

 Africa

1

7.7%

2.6

    

Marital status

      

0.571

 Single

2

15.4%

5.3

6

24%

15.8

 

 Married

10

76.9%

26.3

15

60%

39.4

 

 Divorced

1

7.7%

2.6

4

16%

10.5

 

 Widowed

0

  

0

   

Formal education

      

0.176

 None

1

7.7%

2.6

2

8%

5.3

 

 Grade school

1

7.7%

2.6

3

12%

7.9

 

 High school

6

46.2%

15.8

10

40%

26.3

 

 Academic

4

30.8%

10.5

2

8%

5.3

 

 Vocational

1

7.7%

2.6

8

32%

21