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Table 1 Demographic and baseline clinical characteristics of the study participants

From: Physical therapy interventions for people experiencing homelessness to improve pain and self-perceived health status

  

Total

n = 64

Spanish

n = 35

Non-Spanish

n = 29

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Sex n (%)

 

60 (93.75%)

4 (6.25%)

33 (94.29%)

2 (5.71%)

27 (93.10%)

2 (6.90%)

Age (years)

 

46.5 ± 11.3

47 [38.5–55.5]

44.8 ± 3.8

45 [42–47.5]

48. 9 ± 11.9

52 [39.8–57.8]

44.5 ± 6.4

44.5 [40–49]

43.6 ± 9.8

44 [37.3–47]

45 ± 1.4

45 [44–46]

  

46.4 ± 10.9

46.5 [39.5–54.5]

48.7 ± 11.6

51 [40–57]

43.7 ± 9.5

44 [37.8–47]

Employment status

n (%)

Unemployed

Temporarily-employed

Retired

Disability

39 (60.94%)

11 (17.19%)

4 (6.25%)

4 (6.25%)

2 (3.13%)

2 (3.13%)

0 (0%)

2 (3.13%)

18 (51.43%)

8 (22.86%)

3 (8.57)

4 (11.43%)

2 (5.71%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

21 (72.41%)

3 (10.34%)

1 (3.45%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

2 (6.90%)

0 (0%)

2 (6.90%)

Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS)

 

6.0 ± 2.1

6.0 [5–8]

5.8 ± 2.8

6.5 [2–8]

6.0 ± 2.1

6.0 [4–8]

6.5 ± 2.1

6.5 [5–8]

6.1 ± 2.0

6.0 [5–8]

5.0 ± 4.2

5.0 [2–8]

  

6.1 ± 2.1

6.0 [5–8]

6.0 ± 2.1

6.0 [4.3–8]

5.9 ± 2.1

6.0 [5–8]

Symptom location

n (%)

Cervical spine

Thoracic spine

Lumbar spine

Upper limbs

Lower limbs

14 (23.3%)

11 (18.3)

11 (18.3)

14 (23.3%)

22 (36.7%)

1 (25%)

1 (25%)

1 (25%)

1 (25%)

1 (25%)

9 (27.3%)

7 (21.2%)

5 (15.2%)

7 (21.2%)

13 (39.4%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1 (50%)

1 (50%)

5 (18.5%)

4 (14.8%)

6 (22.2%)

7 (25.9%)

9 (33.3%)

1 (50%)

1 (50%)

1 (50%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Multisite pain n (%)

 

28 (46.7%)

3 (75%)

14 (42.4%)

2 (100%)

14 (51.9%)

1 (50%)

  

31 (48.4%)

16 (45.7%)

15 (51.7%)

Number of painful areas

 

1.6 ± 0.8

1.8 ± 0.5

1.6 ± 0.9

2.0 ± 0

1.6 ± 0.6

1.5 ± 0.7

  

1.6 ± 0.9

1.6 ± 0.9

1.6 ± 0.6

Three-Item Loneliness Scale

 

3.6 ± 2.5

3.0 [2–4]

4.5 ± 3.0

3.0 [3–6]

3.9 ± 2.7

3.0 [2–6]

3.0 ± 0

3.0 [3–3]

3.3 ± 2.2

3.0 [1–4]

6.0 ± 4.2

6.0 [3–9]

  

3.7 ± 2.5

3.0 [2–4]

3.8 ± 2.7

3.0 [2–5.5]

3.4 ± 2.3

3.0 [1–4]

Clinical Global Impression Scale (CGI-S)

 

3.5 ± 1.6

4.0 [2–5]

4.3 ± 2.4

5.0 [2.5–6]

3.5 ± 1.7

4.0 [2–5]

3.5 ± 3.5

3.5 [1–6]

3.4 ± 1.6

4.0 [2.2–4.8]

5.0 ± 1.4

5.0 [4–6]

  

3.5 ± 1.7

4.0 [2–5]

3.5 ± 1.7

4.0 [2–5]

3.6 ± 1.6

4.0 [2.7–5]

  1. Data are presented as number (percentage); mean ± standard deviation; and median [interquartile range]
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