| Characteristic |
ΔRMDQ |
p-value |
ΔLBPS |
p-value |
| Age |
|
|
|
|
<41
41-48
48-55
≥55 |
-4.9
-4.3
-4.5
-6.3 |
0.42 |
-2.4
-2.1
-2.3
-2.2 |
0.86 |
| Race |
|
|
|
|
| Black |
-4.6 |
0.42 |
-2.1 |
0.61 |
| White |
-5.0 |
|
-2.7 |
|
| Other |
-7.0 |
|
-2.5 |
|
Hispanic
Hispanic
Non-hispanic |
-7.3
-4.8 |
0.24 |
-4.0
-2.1 |
0.15 |
U.S. Born
U.S. born
Foreign born |
-4.1
-8.9 |
0.003 |
-2.1
-3.1 |
0.24 |
Language spoken at home
English
Other |
-4.6
-7.5 |
0.11 |
-2.2
-2.6 |
0.69 |
Insurance
Public
Private |
-5.3
-4.4 |
0.51 |
-2.5
-1.0 |
0.29 |
Education
Some high school
High school graduate
Some college
College graduate
Graduate school |
-4.5
-4.8
-4.4
-5.4
-5.8 |
0.55 |
-0.9
-1.8
-2.2
-2.9
-2.6 |
0.027 |
Income categorized
≤ $30,000
$30-70,000
> $70,000 |
-4.8
-6.7
-4.9 |
0.73 |
-2.0
-3.0
-2.3 |
0.63 |
Unemployment
Employed
Not employed |
-5.4
-4.8 |
0.67 |
-2.8
-2.0 |
0.18 |
Pain Duration
Pain >1yr
Pain ≤1yr |
-5.0
-4.8 |
0.89 |
-2.0
-2.2 |
0.12 |
Any medication use in the last week
Yes
No |
-5.1
-4.8 |
0.82 |
-2.2
-2.4 |
0.71 |
Over the counter medication use
Yes
No |
-5.3
-3.5 |
0.34 |
-2.4
-1.6 |
0.32 |
Prescription medication use
Yes
No |
-5.0
-5.1 |
0.93 |
-2.1
-2.4 |
0.57 |
Sciatica
Yes
No |
-5.2
-4.9 |
0.85 |
-2.1
-2.4 |
0.59 |
Satisfied with previous back pain care
Satisfied
Unsatisfied |
-4.8
-5.2 |
0.79 |
-2.3
-2.3 |
0.98 |
| Other LBP Therapies |
Trigger point injection
Yes
No |
-5.3
-5.0 |
0.85 |
-1.9
-2.3 |
0.62 |
Heat/ice use
Yes
No |
-4.9
-5.4 |
0.75 |
-2.2
-2.3 |
0.95 |
Physical therapy
Yes
No |
-4.9
-5.3 |
0.74 |
-2.1
-2.5 |
0.40 |
Epidural injection
Yes
No |
-6.0
-4.8 |
0.44 |
-2.2
-2.3 |
0.95 |
Surgery
Yes
No |
-7.3
-4.9 |
0.33 |
-1.5
-2.3 |
0.45 |
Chiropractor
Yes
No |
-4.2
-5.6 |
0.27 |
-2.2
-2.3 |
0.86 |
Massage
Yes
No |
-4.4
-5.5 |
0.37 |
-2.5
-2.2 |
0.56 |
Osteopathic manipulation
Yes
No |
-8.3
-4.8 |
0.16 |
-2.5
-2.2 |
0.80 |
Previous yoga use
Yes
No |
-3.1
-5.4 |
0.22 |
-2.4
-2.2 |
0.83 |
Any previous CAM use
Yes
No |
-4.6
-5.5 |
0.47 |
-2.4
-2.1 |
0.52 |
