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Table 1 Demographic data of the subjects in each group (mean (SD))

From: The automatic activity of abdominal muscles during stable and unstable standing postural tasks in older adults with and without low back pain- A cross-sectional study

Variable

Without LBP (n = 20)

With LBP (n = 20)

P-value

Age (years)

65.20 (5.15)

66.75 (5.78)

0.37

Body mass (kg)

73.25 (6.82)

74.6 (8.94)

0.62

Stature (cm)

170.25 (4.63)

169.35 (6.85)

0.59

BMI (kg/m2)

25.32 (2.62)

25.96 (2.25)

0.41

Pain (mm)

-

2.10 (0.78)

-

  1. BMI: body mass index, cm = centimeter, Kg = kilogram, kg/m2: kg is a person’s weight in kilograms and m2 is their stature in meters squared, LBP: low back pain, mm = millimeter, SD: standard deviation
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BMC Geriatrics

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