Table 1. Descriptive data associated with subjects in each group.
| OMT (n = 30) | UCO (n = 30) | P value* | |
| Age, mean (SD) | 26·3 (5·1) | 27·1 (4·8) | 0·501 |
| Days of pain, mean (SD) | 11·0 (9·7) | 13·3 (22·9) | 0·621 |
| BMI, mean (SD) | 26·4 (3·9) | 27·4 (4·6) | 0·359 |
| Gender, n (%) | |||
| Female | 14 (46·7%) | 13 (43·3%) | 0·795 |
| Male | 16 (53·3%) | 17 (56·7%) | |
| Marital status, n (%) | |||
| Single | 11 (36·7%) | 12 (40·0%) | 0·852 |
| Married | 16 (53·3%) | 14 (46·7%) | |
| Divorced or separated | 3 (10·0%) | 4 (13·3%) | |
| Race/ethnicity, n (%) | |||
| White | 20 (66·7%) | 15 (50·0%) | 0·432 |
| Black | 4 (13·3%) | 8 (26·7%) | |
| Hispanic | 3 (10·0%) | 5 (16·7%) | |
| Other | 3 (10·0%) | 2 (6·7%) | |
| SF36 general health, mean (SD) | 18·8 (4·2) | 18·9 (2·4) | 0·861 |
| SF36 mental health, mean (SD) | 21·1 (3·4) | 20·8 (2·9) | 0·687 |
| SF36 physical functioning, mean (SD) | 22·2 (4·2) | 20·4 (5·1) | 0·147 |
Note: OMT = osteopathic manipulative treatment group; UCO = usual care only group.
*P values represent the probability of difference tested using independent samples t-tests for continuous variables and chi-square tests for categorical variables.