Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 1 Demographic and anamnestic patient data (n = 36)
From: Pregabalin, celecoxib, and their combination for treatment of chronic low-back pain
Patient characteristics | Total number |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 16 |
Female | 20 |
Race | |
White | 33 |
Black | 1 |
Asian | 2 |
Mean age (years) | 53 ± 16 |
Mean weight (kg) | 71 ± 14 |
Smoking habits | |
Smoker | 13 |
Ex-smoker | 5 |
Nonsmoker | 18 |
Previous use of medications | 30 |
Causes of LBP (may be associated) | |
Disc prolapse | 17 |
Lumbar spondylosis | 14 |
Spinal canal stenosis | 7 |