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Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants
| Characteristics | Number (%) or Mean ± SD |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 47.3 ± 9.5 |
| Range | 20 – 66 |
| Age groups | |
| ≦30 | 8 (6.5%) |
| 31 – 45 | 40 (32.3%) |
| 46 – 60 | 64 (51.6%) |
| ≧61 | 12 (9.7%) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 55 (44.4%) |
| male | 69 (55.6%) |
| Affected side | |
| Right | 64 (51.6%) |
| Left | 60 (48.4%) |
| Dominant side | |
| Dominant | 71 (57.3%) |
| Nondominant | 53 (42.7%) |
| Pain duration (months) | 30.7 ± 20.2 |
| BMI (Kg/m2) | 23.7 ± 4.6 |
BMI body mass index
