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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Patient outcomes and experiences of an acupuncture and self-care service for persistent low back pain in the NHS: a mixed methods approach

Characteristics

Figures

Gender

mean 35% Males; 65% females

Age

mean 47 years old, range 18 - 83

Ethnicity

 

White

39%

Afro-Caribbean/African

14%

Asian

9%

Arabic

9%

Mixed

6%

White-European

6%

Other

7%

Missing

10%

Mean time current painful episode has lasted

78 wks, range 0.5 – 1092

Have previously experienced a complaint similar current episode

74%

Majority have pain in:

 

Lower back

91%

Leg or knee

53%

Shoulders

40%

Neck

39%

Pain in more than one area of the body

80%

Pain in more than two areas of the body

46%

Taking pain medication

78%

Reporting anxiety and depression

 

Moderate

54%

Extreme

16%