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. 2012 Jan 9;7(1):e29637. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029637

Table 3. Effects of the intervention (change from baseline in the number of days with pain or drug consumption at month 7) on the study outcomes.

Intervention Group (N = 909) Control Group (N = 972) Between group differences (Intervention vs Control)
Baseline(mean) Within group difference(mean, 95%CI) Baseline(mean) Within group difference(mean, 95%CI) Crude(mean, 95%CI) Adjusted*(mean, 95%CI)
Headache Days with headache, mean 7.42 −2.53 (−3.01, −2.04) 7.28 −0.81 (−1.29, −0.33) −1.72 (−2.40, −1.04) −1.63 (−2.20, −1.07)
among subjects with at least 4 days/month with headache 12.00 −4.70 (−5.44, −3.96) 12.11 −2.47 (−3.21, −1.72) −2.23 (−3.28, −1.18) −2.15 (−3.10, −1.21)
Headache Index (FxI) 0.56 −0.17 (−0.21, −0.14) 0.56 −0.03 (−0.07, 0.00) −0.14 (−0.19, −0.09) −0.14 (−0.19, −0.10)
among subjects with at least 4 days/month with headache 0.90 −0.33 (−0.40, −0.27) 0.92 −0.15 (−0.21, −0.08) −0.19 (−0.28, −0.09) −0.19 (−0.27, −0.10)
Neck/shoulder pain Days with neck/shoulder pain, mean 11.23 −3.23 (−3.97, −2.50) 10.80 −0.72 (−1.46, 0.02) −2.51 (−3.56, −1.47) −2.40 (−3.34, −1.47)
among subjects with at least 4 days/month with neck/shoulder pain 17.78 −6.15 (−7.26, −5.04) 17.63 −2.88 (−4.00, −1.76) −3.27 (−4.85, −1.70) −3.30 (−4.70, −1.89)
Neck/shoulder pain Index (FxI) 0.80 −0.27 (−0.33, −0.22) 0.75 −0.02 (−0.08, 0.03) −0.25 (−0.33, −0.17) −0.23 (−0.31, −0.15)
among subjects with at least 4 days/month with neck/shoulder pain 1.27 −0.21 (−0.27, −0.16) 1.23 −0.06 (−0.12, −0.01) −0.36 (−0.48, −0.23) −0.34 (−0.45, −0.22)
Headache and/orNeck/shoulder pain Days with headache and/or neck/shoulder pain, mean 13.84 −3.93 (−4.64, −3.21) 13.61 −1.28 (−2.00, −0.56) −2.65 (−3.66, −1.63) −2.57 (−3.52, −1.63)
among subjects with at least 4 days/month with headache and/or neck/shoulder pain 17.04 −5.41 (−6.26, −4.57) 17.30 −2.33 (−3.19, −1.47) −3.08 (−4.29, −1.87) −3.29 (−4.39, −2.18)
Analgesic Drug consumption Days with analgesic drug consumption, mean 3.02 −0.87 (−1.19, −0.55) 2.94 −0.38 (−0.70, −0.06) −0.49 (−0.94, −0.03) −0.43 (−0.77, −0.08)
among subjects with at least 4 days/month with analgesic drug consumption 9.55 −4.70 (−5.63, −3.76) 9.78 −3.98 (−4.93, −3.03) −0.72 (−2.05, 0.62) −0.83 (−1.95, 0.28)

*Adjusted by age, sex, neck/shoulder pain (when analyzing headache and analgesic drug consumption), headache (when analyzing neck/shoulder pain and analgesic drug consumption), education level, and job activity.