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Table 1 Demographic data

From: Dancers with non-specific low back pain have less lumbar movement smoothness than healthy dancers

 

LBP (n = 20)

Control (n = 15)

   

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

t value

DOF

p-value

Age (years)

24.10 ± 2.20

25.87 ± 4.17

− 1.49

19.80

0.15

Body height (cm)

161.85 ± 3.00

160.27 ± 4.17

1.25

24.28

0.22

Body weight (kg)

53.59 ± 4.76

49.89 ± 3.83

2.46

33.00

0.02*

Body mass index (kg/m2)

20.44 ± 1.48

19.44 ± 1.55

1.93

33.00

0.06

Experience (years)

15.35 ± 3.98

16.53 ± 3.31

− 0.96

32.58

0.34

Pain duration (years)

4.53 ± 2.82

    
  1. *p < 0.05, significant difference between the LBP and the Control 
  2. DOF degree of freedom