Data File - Low back pain versus ability to perform 5 exercises

Excel file of data:A cross-sectional, exploratory, observational investigation was initiated over a period of 28 months in a population of employees with the Sunshine Coast Regional Council in Queensland, Australia. Workers from a convenience sample were consecutively recruited during 39 annual back educational programme classes of two hours duration. A total of 21 separate occupational categories were recorded and an additional ‘Other’ category for miscellaneous non-specified occupations. Class participant numbers ranged from 8-26, with a total sample of n=539. Only participants who consented were included. Data was excluded if there was insufficient demographic information. Consequently, the sample was reduced to a total of n=422, age 38.6±15.3 years, range 18-64 years, 67.3% male. Males were predominant in manual occupational roles including maintenance and construction, while females were predominant in carer and resource management including child-care, community services, library and records roles.