Table 1. Patient characteristics.
Before treatment (n=83) | After treatment (n=73) | ||
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Gender (F/M) | 62/11 | 55/8 | - |
Age (years) | 55.5±6.7 | 56.24 ±6.7 | - |
BMI | 31.5±4.9 | 31.39 ±5.1 | - |
Duration of symptoms (months) | 8.1±10.6 | 7.6 ±10.7 | - |
VAS-rest | 3.7 ±2.8 | 1.3 ±2.1 | *** |
VAS-activity | 7.8 ±2.2 | 4.7 ±2.9 | *** |
VAS-night | 5.2 ±3.7 | 1.8 ±3.03 | *** |
Data are mean ± SD. BMI: body mass index; VAS: visual analogue scale. ***p < 0.001, paired t-test