Impact of Work-Related Chronic Low Back Pain on Functional Performance and Physical Capabilities in Women and Men: A Sex-Wise Comparative Study

Table 1

Sex-wise comparison between women and men participants for the outcome variables using unpaired -test ().

Sl.	Variables	Women ()	Men ()	Unpaired -test
				∆MD	value	value
01.	Age (yrs)			0.92	0.65	0.517
02.	NPRS at rest			0.44	1.06	0.294
03.	NPRS on activity			0.20	0.41	0.687
04.	RDQ			0.44	0.39	0.695
05.	FTSST			2.69	2.33	0.024
06.	FFWT			3.00	2.48	0.017

Significant value if ; SD: standard deviation; ∆MD: mean difference; NPRS: numeric pain rating scale; RDQ: Roland-Morris disability questionnaire; FTSST: five-time sit-to-stand test; FFWT: fifty-foot walking test; : number of participants in each group.