Table 2 Socio-demographic and baseline general characteristics of all participants by treatment group
Variable | GAMWGa n (%) | GAGb n (%) | Total (n = 51) n (%) | |
Gender | ||||
 Male | 8. (32%) | 10 (38.5%) | 18 (35.3%) | |
 Female | 17. (68. %) | 16 (61.5%) | 33. (64.7%) | |
Marital Status | ||||
 Married | 24. (96%) | 25. (96.2%) | 49 (96.1%) | |
 Widowed | 1. (4.%) | 1. (3.8%) | 2 (3.9%) | |
Education | ||||
 Primary School | 6 (24%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (11.8%) | |
 Secondary School | 6 (24%) | 6 (23.1%) | 12 (23.5%) | |
 Polytechnic | 2 (8%) | 2 (7.7%) | 4 (7.8%) | |
 University | 11 (44%) | 18 (69.2%) | 29 (56.9%) | |
Occup. Status | ||||
 Unemployed | 3 (12%) | 4 (15.4%) | 7 (13.7%) | |
 Employed | 17 (68%) | 18 (69.2%) | 35 (68.6%) | |
 Retiree | 5 (20%) | 4 (15.4%) | 9 (17.7%) | |
Variable | GAMWGa Mean ± SD | GAGb Mean ± SD | t-value | P-value |
Age (years) | 48.28 ± 9.41 | 48.27 ± 9.56 | −0.00 | 0.99 |
BMI (Kg/m2) | 26.48 ± 3.62 | 27.32 ± 2.22 | 1.00 | 0.31 |
HBA1c | 6.33 ± 0.90 | 6.31 ± 0.87 | 0.10 | 0.92 |
Physical Activity (MetMin/day)c | 1359.49 ± 635.0 | 1434.87 ± 1028.47 | 0.32 | 0.75 |
| Â | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | U-value | P-value |
VAS scores (cm) | 6.94 (0.15) | 7.01 (0.20) | 299.50 | 0.62 |
LBP disability Scores | 9.0 (3.50) | 9.50 (6.50) | 308.00 | 0.75 |
Pain Self-Efficacy | 38.0 (9.50) | 37.0 (6.50) | 315.00 | 0.85 |
Fear avoidance beliefs | 38.0 (9.0) | 37.0 (11.50) | 311.50 | 0.80 |