Table 1.

Characteristics of study participants

Characteristics	Summary (N= 28) n= count (%) unless otherwise specified
Age Range (y)
50–59	1 (3.6)
60–69	13 (46.4)
70–79	10 (35.7)
80–89	3 (10.7)
90–99	1 (3.6)
Female	15 (53.6)
Married or living with other	16 (67.9)
*Education (N=27)
≤ Grade 8	1 (3.7)
> Grade 8 but did not graduate from high school	1 (3.7)
High school graduate	3 (11.1)
Post-Secondary school	10 (37.0)
Technical graduate	1 (3.7)
University graduate	11 (40.7)
*Employment
Full Time	4 (14.3)
Part-time	2 (7.1)
Retired	20 (67.9)
Disability Leave	2 (7.1)
Other	1 (3.6)
Dominant Pain
Legs	16 (57.1)
Back,	3 (10.7)
Back & Legs	9 (32.1)
Duration of symptoms impacting standing/walking (years)
0–1	4 (14.3)
1−	11 (39.3)
5+	13 (46.4)
Usual Mean Numeric Pain Score (SD) (N=26)	5.1 (2. 9)
Walking duration before symptoms (minutes)
0–5	6 (22.2)
5–10	6 (22.2)
10–30	9 (33.4)
30–60	4 (14.8)
60+	2 (7.4)
Spinal Stenosis Score (symptoms) (sd)	2.8 (0.7)
Spinal Stenosis Score (function) (sd)	2.1 (0.7)
Oswestry Disability Index (sd)	40.2 (16.8)
Oswestry Disability Index Walk Score
(range 0–5) (sd)	2.9 (1.8)
Source of Participants (N=27)
Non-surgical clinic: receiving treatment	5 (18.5)
Non-surgical clinic: completed treatment	10 (37.0)
Surgical clinic – had surgery	7 (25.9)
Surgical clinic – scheduled for surgery	2 (7.4)
Surgical clinic – not scheduled for surgery	3 (11)

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SD= standard deviation. Variable number of responses due to missing data

^*characteristics with categories that are not mutually exclusive