Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of global sample, and the reproducibility and improvement sub-samples.
All patients baseline, n = 1190 | Stable at 6 weeks, n = 404 | Improved at 3 months, n = 131 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex, n (%) | * | * | |
Male | 520 (43.8%) | 205 (50.7%) | 45 (34.4%) |
Female | 666 (56.2%) | 199 (49.3%) | 86 (65.6%) |
Age, mean (SD) | |||
52.7 (15.6) | 53.4 (16.0) | 54.5 (14.5) | |
Marital status, n (%) | |||
Never married | 233 (20.0%) | 71 (17.9%) | 20 (15.6%) |
Currently married | 659 (56.6%) | 247 (62.4%) | 68 (53.1%) |
Separated | 40 (3.4%) | 7 (1.8%) | 4 (3.1%) |
Divorced | 73 (6.3%) | 22 (5.6%) | 14 (10.9%) |
Widowed | 92 (7.9%) | 30 (7.6%) | 14 (10.9%) |
Cohabiting | 68 (5.8%) | 19 (4.8%) | 8 (6.3%) |
Highest level of education, n (%) | * | ||
No formal schooling | 4 (0.4%) | 1 (0.3%) | 1 (0.8%) |
Less than primary school | 28 (2.5%) | 5 (1.3%) | 4 (3.2%) |
Primary school completed | 241 (21.9%) | 90 (22.8%) | 39 (31.5%) |
Secondary school completed | 256 (23.2%) | 106 (26.9%) | 39 (31.5%) |
High school (or equivalent) completed | 281 (25.5%) | 108 (27.4%) | 16 (12.9%) |
College/University completed | 266 (24.1%) | 79 (20.1%) | 23 (18.5%) |
Postgraduate degree completed | 26 (2.4%) | 5 (1.3%) | 2 (1.6%) |
Current job, n (%) | * | ||
Government employee | 132 (11.5%) | 43 (11.1%) | 20 (15.4%) |
Non-government employee | 221 (19.3%) | 69 (17.8%) | 26 (20.0%) |
Self-employed | 99 (8.6%) | 37 (9.6%) | 13 (10.0%) |
Employer | 32 (2.8%) | 11 (2.8%) | 2 (1.5%) |
Not working for pay | 663 (57.8%) | 227 (58.7%) | 69 (53.1%) |
Health conditions, n (%) | * | ||
Bipolar | 114 (9.6%) | 4 (1.0%) | --- |
Depression | 83 (7.0%) | 15 (3.7%) | 19 (14.5%) |
Musculo-skeletal conditions | 297 (25.0%) | 57 (14.1%) | 27 (20.6%) |
Osteoarthritis | 19 (1.6%) | --- | --- |
Osteoporosis | 87 (7.3%) | 17 (29.8%) | 4 (14.8%) |
Rheumatoid Arthritis | 24 (2.0%) | 11 (19.3%) | 3 (11.1%) |
Chronic Widespread Pain (CWP) | 49 (4.1%) | 12 (21.1%) | 9 (33.3%) |
Low Back Pain (LBP) | 118 (9.9%) | 17 (29.8%) | 11 (40.7%) |
Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) | 100 (8.4%) | 76 (18.8%) | 12 (9.2%) |
Migraine | 102 (8.6%) | --- | 28 (21.4%) |
Parkinson Disease | 96 (8.1%) | 48 (12.4%) | --- |
Multiple-Sclerosis | 100 (8.4%) | 37 (9.2%) | --- |
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) | 100 (8.4%) | 50 (12.4%) | 1 (0.8%) |
Stroke | 198 (16.6%) | 67 (16.6%) | 44 (33.6%) |