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Table 1 Baseline participant characteristics

From: Reduction of chronic non-specific low back pain: A randomised controlled clinical trial on acupuncture and baclofen

Group

Number of participant

Age

Education

Pain duration (years)

BMI

Base RDQ score

Base VAS score

High school or less

Technical school

College graduate

C

20

54.3 (4.2)

12

2

6

7

31 (3.5)

9.7 (4.4)

64.5 (19.3)

BA

20

55.1 (3.3)

13

2

5

6.7

29.2 (4.2)

9.8 (4.2)

64.5 (18.3)

AC

20

54.2 (5.4)

12

3

5

7.1

32.5 (3.3)

9.6 (3.9)

64.3 (17.8)

BA+AC

20

54.2 (5.6)

13

1

6

6.9

30.3 (4.1)

9.5 (2.8)

64.6 (16.8)

P-value

 

>0.7

 

>0.05

 

>0.4

>0.3

>0.5

>0.5

  1. Data are presented as mean (SD).
  2. BMI: body mass index