Research Article
Caring-Related Chronic Low Back Pain and Associated Factors among Mothers of Children with Cerebral Palsy
Table 1
Comparing mean (standard deviation) and frequency (%) of the demographic and clinical assessments.
| | Variable | Case
| Control
| Total
| Group differences |
| | Age (y) | 37 (8.64) | 39 (8.45) | 38 (8.62) | | .060 | | Visual analog scale (mm) | 61 (21.89) | 0 | 32 (34.61) | | <.001 | | Education level | Academic | 33 (36.70) | 60 (74.10) | 93 (54.40) | | <.001 | | Nonacademic | 57 (63.30) | 21 (25.90) | 78 (45.60) | | Body Mass Index | High | 58 (64.40) | 8 (9.90) | 66 (38.60) | | <.001 | | Normal | 23 (25.60) | 66 (81.50) | 89 (52.00) | | Low | 9 (10.00) | 7 (8.60) | 16 (9.40) | | Forward flexion | Doing | 64 (71.10) | 18 (22.20) | 82 (48.00) | | <.001 | | Not-Doing | 26 (28.90) | 63 (77.80) | 89 (52.00) | | Repetitive bending | Doing | 68 (75.60) | 8 (9.90) | 76 (44.40) | | <.001 | | Not-Doing | 22 (24.40) | 73 (90.10) | 95 (55.60) | | Lifting movements | Doing | 61 (67.80) | 11 (13.60) | 72 (42.10) | | <.001 | | Not-Doing | 29 (32.20) | 70 (86.40) | 99 (57.90) |
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No one in the control group had pain during the study. Bolded items represent statistical significance. |
