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Table 1 Participant baseline characteristics

From: One spinal manipulation session reduces local pain sensitivity but does not affect postural stability in individuals with chronic low back pain: a randomised, placebo-controlled trial

 

Spinal manipulation

(n = 40)

Simulated spinal manipulation (n = 40)

Participant characteristics

  

 Age (years)

32 (10)

38 (11)

 Sex, Female

25 (63%)

25 (63%)

 Marital status

  

  Single

19 (48%)

12 (30%)

  Married

20 (50%)

27 (68%)

  Divorced

1 (2.5%)

0 (0.0%)

  Widowed

0 (0.0%)

1 (2.5%)

 Weight (Kg)

75 (19)

81 (13)

 Height (m)

1.8 (1.0)

1.7 (0.9)

 Body Mass Index (Kg/m²)

26.1 (5.9)

28.8 (4.7)

 Time of pain (months)

63 (69)

74 (78)

 painDETECT score

7.5 (4.3)

9.3 (4.3)

  1. Note: Data are presents as mean and standard deviation (SD) for continuous variables, and absolute values and proportions (%) for categorical variables