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. 2012 Jun 29;46(14):1004–1010. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2011-090813

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics for the participants

1WS SD 3WS SD 9WS SD REF SD Total SD
N 116 126 106 101 449
Males/females 44/72 39/87 45/61 42/59 170/279
Age (years) 47 (10) 46 (10) 45 (10) 46 (10) 46 (10)
Height (cm) 174 (9) 173 (10) 175 (9) 175 (9) 174 (9)
Weight (kg) 77 (15) 75 (18) 78 (15) 80 (16) 77 (16)
BMI (kg/m2) 25.2 (4.0) 24.7 (4.3) 25.3 (3.7) 26.1 (4.5) 25.3 (4.1)
Pain intensity in the neck previous 3 months (scale 0–9) 3.32 (2.25) 3.13 (2.41) 3.05 (2.30) 3.24 (2.26) 3.18 (2.30)
Pain intensity in the right shoulder previous 3 months (scale 0–9) 2.22 (2.32) 2.32 (2.38) 1.88 (2.22) 2.01 (2.39) 2.09 (2.33)
Pain intensity in the left shoulder previous 3 months (scale 0–9) 1.50 (2.05) 1.75 (2.28) 1.75 (2.18) 1.50 (1.92) 1.63 (2.15)
DASH (scale 0–100) 12 (16) 13 (18) 10 (16) 11 (14) 12 (16)

DASH, Disability in Arms, Shoulders and Hands; 1WS, 1 h training once a week; 3WS, 20 min training three times a week; 9WS, 7 min training nine times a week; REF. reference group.