Table 1.
Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of trial groups.
| Characteristics | Exercise group 3WS (n = 126) |
Exercise group 3MS (n = 124) |
Reference group (n = 101) |
Min–Max (n = 351) |
P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, (m/f) | 39/87 | 52/72 | 42/59 | NS | |
| Age, (y) | 46 ± 10 | 45 ± 11 | 46 ± 10 | 22–66 | NS |
| BMI | 24.7 ± 4.3 | 25.6 ± 3.8 | 26.0 ± 4.5 | 14–45 | NS |
| Pain (on scale 0–9) | |||||
| Neck pain (3 months) | 3.1 ± 2.4 | 3.2 ± 2.4 | 3.2 ± 2.3 | 0–9 | NS |
| Neck pain (7 days) | 2.6 ± 2.5 | 2.4 ± 2.4 | 2.5 ± 2.5 | 0–9 | NS |
| Right shoulder pain (3 months) | 2.3 ± 2.4 | 2.0 ± 2.4 | 2.0 ± 2.4 | 0–8 | NS |
| Right shoulder pain (7 days) | 1.8 ± 2.3 | 1.6 ± 2.2 | 1.6 ± 2.3 | 0–8 | NS |
| Left shoulder pain (3 months) | 1.8 ± 2.3 | 1.6 ± 2.3 | 1.5 ± 1.9 | 0–9 | NS |
| Left shoulder pain (7 days) | 1.4 ± 2.0 | 1.3 ± 2.0 | 1.3 ± 1.9 | 0–8 | NS |
| Headache (pain scale 0–10) | 3.4 ± 2.5 | 3.6 ± 2.8 | 3.6 ± 3.0 | 1–10 (n = 211) | NS |
| Headache (days of last month) | 3.8 ± 4.3 | 4.1 ± 4.7 | 4.2 ± 4.9 | 0–>14 days | NS |
Values are mean (SD) and numbers. P values for the 1-way analysis of variances.