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Table 4 Group frequencies and group means for the sub-scale Fear Avoidance Beliefs (FABQ-physical and FABQ-work sub scales) for independent variable categories (LBP only, N = 236)

From: Low back pain beliefs are associated to age, location of work, education and pain-related disability in Chinese healthcare professionals working in China: a cross sectional survey

 

N (%)

FABQ-Phys Mean (SD)

p-value1

FABQ- Work Mean (SD)

p-value1

Location of work

     

Metropolitan hospitals

124 (52.5)

17.9 (4.4)

.216

17.9 (9.2)

0.254

Regional community health centres

112 (47.5)

17.1 (5.2)

 

16.6 (7.3)

 

Occupation

     

Nurses

125 (53.2)

17.9 (4.7)

.427

17.5 (8.7)

0.300

Medical practitioners

61 (26.0)

16.9 (4.9)

 

16.8 (7.5)

 

Therapists

24 (10.2)

18.1 (4.9)

 

20.1 (8.8)

 

TCMP

7 (3.0)

15.3 (5.3)

 

12.5 (5.6)

 

Other

18 (7.7)

17.0 (4.4)

 

16.4 (8.3)

 

LBP Disability

     

LBP low disability

151 (64.0)

16.4 (5.0)

<.001

15.2 (8.5)

<0.001

LBP high disability

85 (36.0)

19.5 (3.7)

 

20.9 (6.8)

 

Gender

     

Male

67 (28.5)

17.1 (4.8)

.414

18.2 (8.3)

0.318

Female

168 (71.5)

17.6 (4.8)

 

16.9 (8.4)

 

Age

     

20 to29 years

68 (28.8)

17.5 (4.2)

.988

17.1 (7.8)

0.421

30 to 39yrs

64 (27.1)

17.5 (4.9)

 

18.4 (8.4)

 

40 or greater

104 (44.1)

17.4 (5.1)

 

16.7 (8.7)

 

Academic Qualification

     

Secondary technical

47 (20.1)

18.2 (5.3)

.159

17.5 (8.5)

0.596

Junior college/Senior High

89 (38.0)

17.3 (4.9)

 

17.2 (8.1)

 

Bachelor degree

75 (32.1)

17.7 (4.4)

 

17.9 (8.9)

 

Postgraduate degree

23 (9.8)

15.6 (4.2)

 

15.2 (7.2)

 
  1. 1 p-value for overall test for the difference in groups means, using dummy variable coding in univariable linear regression models.
  2. TCMP = Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners.
  3. Other: included trainee medical practitioners, trainee therapists or medical practitioners in other fields for example obstetricians or surgeons who have had experience managing patients with LBP.