Characteristics | Controls (n=10) | LBP (n=15) | p Value |
Age (years) | 44.6±7.9 | 43.5±6.3 | 0.72 |
Gender | 5 male; 5 female | 6 male; 9 female | 0.70 |
Body stature (m) | 1.70±0.09 | 1.70±0.07 | 0.95 |
Body mass (kg) | 72.37±10.32 | 87.67±24.39 | 0.04 |
Edinburgh Handedness Inventory | 64.44±54.34 | 79.00±33.21 | 0.51 |
Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (0–24) | 0.0±0.0 | 10.27±6.45 | <0.001 |
VAS (0–10) | 0.0±0.0 | 5.20±2.84 | <0.001 |
Data are presented as mean±SD.
For the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory, −100 indicates left handed whereas 100 indicates right handed; for the VAS, 0 means no pain at all and 10 means maximum pain imaginable; for the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire, the scores range from 0, no disability to 24, maximum disability.
LBP, low back pain; VAS, Visual Analogue Scale for pain.