Table 2 Demographic and Back Pain Characteristics of 249 Survey Respondents
Characteristic | Percent |
|---|---|
Location (Boston) | 43 |
Age (< 65) | 52 |
Women | 60 |
White | 80 |
Attended some college | 57 |
At least 5 years since first back pain lasting longer than 2 weeks | 60 |
90+ days of LBP in last 6 mo. | 61 |
High symptom bothersomeness in the past week (≥ 7) on 0 – 10 scale | 42 |
Used medication for LBP in the past week | 56 |
Expect pain to be similar in a year | 72 |