Barriers to Physical Activity in Low Back Pain Patients following Rehabilitation: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 1

Characteristics of the sample.

	Sample
Baseline (T0)
Age (years) () [mean (SD)]	51.3 (±7.3)
Gender: men () [; %]	126 (66%)
Body mass index: normal weight () [; %]	40 (22%)
Highest level of education “lower secondary school”  () [; %]	100 (52%)
Duration of low back pain at baseline > 12 months  () [; %]	182 (87%)
Active (>0 MET-min leisure time physical activity/week) () [; %]	111 (58%)
Intervention group  ()  [; %]	92 (48%)
Six-month follow-up (T1)
Intensity of pain during the last four weeks at six-month follow-up (min: 1; max.: 6)  () [mean (SD)]	3.6 (±1.3)
Active following rehabilitation (>0 MET-min leisure time physical activity/week)  () [; %]	148 (77%)
By physical activity my back pain becomes more intense (0: not at all; 6: exactly)  () [mean (SD)]	2.8 (±1.9)