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Characteristics of the study participants
| Participant | Sex | Age (years) | Education | No. of painful joint groups (0–11) | Baseline assignment (measurements) |
| 1 | F | 76 | Low | 8 | 4 |
| 2 | F | 68 | Medium | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | M | 59 | Low | 11 | 7 |
| 4 | F | 56 | High | 5 | 6 |
| 5* | F | 51 | High | – | 6 |
Dropped out.
F, female; M, male.
