Table 1. General characteristics of participants.
| Control (n=46) |
Medication (n=46) |
Taping (n=33) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 14.2 ± 0.8 | 14.1 ± 0.9 | 14.1 ± 0.7 | |
| Height | 159.6 ± 5.4 | 159.3 ± 6.0 | 157.7 ± 5.6 | |
| Weight | 56.1 ± 10.2 | 53.7 ± 10.8 | 53.3 ± 11.0 | |
| Religion | ||||
| Yes | 22 (32.4) | 26 (38.2) | 20 (29.4) | |
| No | 23 (41.1) | 20 (35.7) | 13 (23.2) | |
| Family relationship | ||||
| Very good | 13 (33.3) | 15 (38.5) | 11 (28.2) | |
| Good | 18 (30.5) | 25 (42.4) | 16 (27.1) | |
| So-so | 12 (52.2) | 6 (26.1) | 5 (21.7) | |
| Personality | ||||
| Introspective | 12 (57.1) | 8 (38.1) | 1 (4.8) | |
| Extroverted | 17 (40.5) | 12 (28.6) | 13 (31.0) | |
| Easy going | 15 (25.9) | 25 (43.1) | 18 (31.0) | |
| Sensitive, shy | 2 (50.0) | 1 (25.0) | 1 (25.0) | |
| Exercise | ||||
| Never | 8 (29.6) | 10 (37.0) | 9 (33.3) | |
| 2 times/wk | 26 (37.7) | 27 (39.1) | 16 (23.2) | |
| 3 times/wk | 7 (36.8) | 6 (31.6) | 6 (31.6) | |
| Over 4 times/wk | 4 (50.0) | 3 (37.5) | 1 (12.5) | |
| Stress level | ||||
| Very high | 7 (63.6) | 2 (18.2) | 2 (18.2) | |
| High | 19 (39.6) | 15 (31.3) | 14 (29.2) | |
| Low | 18 (32.7) | 24 (43.6) | 13 (23.6) | |
| Very low | 2 (22.2) | 5 (55.6) | 2 (22.2) | |
Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or N (%).