Table 3.
Baseline factors stratified by whether patient achieved minimal clinically important difference (MCID) by 6 months.
| Achieved MCID for at least one outcome measure at 6 months | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline factor | No (N = 5) | Yes (N = 32) | P value |
| Age (years) | 51.8 (20.9–82.6) | 53.5 (49.7–57.2) | 0.78 |
| Sex | 0.06 | ||
| Female | 0 (0.0%) | 16 (50.0%) | |
| Male | 5 (100.0%) | 16 (50.0%) | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 28.0 (24.8–31.2) | 27.3 (25.3–29.2) | 0.79 |
| Laterality | |||
| Left | 2 (40.0%) | 14 (43.8%) | 1 |
| Right | 3 (60.0%) | 18 (56.3%) | |
| Baseline pain >6 months | 3 (60.0%) | 4 (12.5%) | 0.037 |
| Baseline pain severitya | 6.0 (0.0–15.0) | 47.0 (23.5–58.5) | 0.011 |
Data presented as mean (95% confidence interval) or n (%) unless specified.
BMI = body mass index.
a
Presented as median (interquartile range) due to normality criteria.