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Table 2 Baseline Demographic Variable Comparison Between Groups

From: The influence of a MOBile-based video Instruction for Low back pain (MOBIL) on initial care decisions made by primary care providers: a randomized controlled trial

  

Treatment Group

 

All (N = 208)

Usual Care (N = 105)

App Education (N = 103)

Age – Mean (SD)

35.3 (7.4)

35.4 (7.3)

35.3 (7.6)

Female Sex

60 (28.8)

34 (32.4)

26 (25.2)

Beneficiary Category

Active Duty/Reserve

167 (80.3)

86 (81.9)

81 (78.6)

Retired Service Member

12 (5.8)

6 (5.7)

6 (5.8)

Dependent

29 (13.9)

13 (12.4)

16 (15.5)

Race

White

121 (58.2)

60 (57.1)

61 (59.2)

Black or African-American

39 (18.8)

18 (17.1)

21 (20.4)

Asian

10 (4.8)

5 (4.8)

5 (4.9)

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

4 (1.9)

2 (1.9)

2 (1.9)

Other

25 (12.0)

15 (14.3)

10 (9.7)

More than one race

9 (4.3)

5 (4.8)

4 (3.9)

Socioeconomic Status†

Junior Enlisted

9 (4.3)

4 (3.8)

5 (4.9)

Senior Enlisted

145 (69.7)

73 (69.5)

72 (69.9)

Junior Officer

27 (13.0)

16 (15.2)

11 (10.7)

Senior Officer

27 (13.0)

12 (11.4)

15 (14.6)

Military Service of Sponsor†

Army

150 (72.1)

73 (69.5)

77 (74.8)

Air Force

32 (15.4)

18 (17.1)

14 (13.6)

Marine Corps

1 (0.5)

0

1 (1.0)

Navy

23 (11.1)

13 (12.4)

10 (9.7)

Coast Guard

2 (1.0)

1 (1.0)

1 (1.0)

Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino

59 (28.4)

34 (32.4)

25 (24.3)

Education Level

High school only

14 (6.7)

4 (3.8)

10 (9.7)

Some college

91 (43.8)

51 (48.6)

40 (38.8)

Graduated from college

56 (26.9)

27 (25.7)

29 (28.2)

Post-Graduate (partial or completion)

47 (22.6)

23 (21.9)

24 (23.3)

Marital Status

Single

23 (11.1)

13 (12.4)

10 (9.7)

Married or living with significant other

170 (81.7)

82 (78.1)

88 (85.4)

Divorced or Separated

15 (7.2)

10 (9.5)

5 (4.9)

Prior opioid Prescriptions Fills

No fills in prior year (opioid naïve)

111 (53.4)

49 (46.7)

62 (60.2)

STarT Back Risk Score - Baseline

Total Score – Mean (SD)

4.23 (2.18)

4.04 (2.13)

4.43 (2.23)

Risk Stratification Category

Low

87 (41.8)

48 (45.7)

39 (37.9)

Medium

83 (39.9)

40 (38.1)

43 (41.7)

High

38 (18.3)

17 (16.2)

21 (20.4)

  1. Note: N (%) unless otherwise stated; SD = standard deviation