Table 1 Comparisons of the demographic characteristics of the groups
| Â | Non-rad | Rad | Total | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
\(\overline{\mathrm{x} }\)± σ | Median (min–max) | \(\overline{\mathrm{x} }\)± σ | Median (min–max) | \(\overline{\mathrm{x} }\)± σ | Median (min–max) | ||
Age (years) | 49.3 ± 9.2 | 49.5 (27–65) | 49.5 ± 10.6 | 48 (23–65) | 49.4 ± 9.8 | 49 (23–65) | 0.9311 |
BMI (m2/kg) | 29.3 ± 5 | 28.6 (20–43) | 29.9 ± 5.3 | 29.8 (18–47) | 29.6 ± 5.1 | 29.7 (18–47) | 0.5951 |
LBP duration (months) | 55.5 ± 55 | 36 (3–240) | 53.2 ± 64.3 | 24 (3–300) | 54.4 ± 59.3 | 36 (3–300) | 0.6042 |
VAS resting | 2.6 ± 1.5 | 2 (1–7) | 5.9 ± 2.9 | 7 (1–10) | 4.2 ± 2.8 | 3 (1–10) |  < 0.0012 |
VAS activity | 4.7 ± 1.9 | 4.5 (2–9) | 7.8 ± 2.4 | 8 (2–10) | 6.2 ± 2.6 | 6 (2–10) |  < 0.0012 |
Sex | n (%) | n (%) | Â | Â | |||
Male | 13 (23.2) | 17 (33.3) | 30 (28.0) | 0.3433 | |||
Female | 43 (76.8) | 34 (66.7) | 77 (72.0) | ||||