Table 2: Univariate Analysis for Change in ODI and NPRS Scores.

 

Outcome

 

Variables

Change in

ODI

P value

Change in

Middle NPRS

P value

Any Mental Health Diagnosis

 

 

0.833 W

 

 

0.042 W

No

-11.67 ± 14.32

 

-2.56 ± 2.17

 

Yes

-11.95 ± 15.19

 

-1.71 ± 1.86

 

Age

 

 

 

 

Spearman Correlation

-0.079

0.366 S

-0.039

0.608 S

Gender

 

 

 

 

Male

-13.84 ± 14.97

0.229 W

-2.47 ± 2.09

0.343W

Female

-9.69 ± 13.74

 

-2.28 ± 2.17

 

BMI

 

 

 

 

Spearman Correlation

-0.116

0.183 S

0.004

0.95 S

Smoking

 

 

 

 

No

-11.02 ± 13.58

0.109 W

-2.27 ± 2.08

0.016W

Yes

-27.0 ± 24.02

 

-4.22 ± 2.24

 

Employment Status

 

 

 

 

Unemployed

-10.19 ± 10.87

0.884 K

-2.27 ± 1.87

0.902K

At work

-11.65 ± 15.1

 

-2.37 ± 2.15

 

Not working because of pain

-14.11 ± 15.45

 

-2.46 ± 2.4

 

Duration of Treatment

 

 

 

 

Spearman Correlation

0.103

0.240 S

-0.123

0.109 S

Group

 

 

 

 

Acute

-19.45 ± 19.18

0.003 W

-2.73 ± 2.21

0.177 W

Chronic

-9.0 ± 11.28

 

-2.22 ± 2.09

 


SSpearman Correlation, WWilcoxon rank-sum test; KKruskal-Walis test