Table 1.
Details about subjects of both groups (means [SD])
| Female (57.41%) | Male (42.59%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control (29.63%) (n = 16) |
LDH (27.78%) (n = 15) |
p value | Control (22.22%) (n = 12) |
LDH (20.37%) (n = 11) |
p value | |
| Age (years) | 36.06 (4.53) | 39.40 (6.43) | 0.104 | 34.50 (6.97) | 39.91 (10.79) | 0.165 |
| Age range (years) | 30–47 | 28–50 | – | 28–50 | 22–50 | – |
| Body weight (kg) | 56.94 (10.17) | 55.20 (5.43) | 0.561 | 64.83 (6.45) | 69.27 (4.52) | 0.072 |
| Body height (cm) | 159.94 (4.92) | 158.87 (4.12) | 0.518 | 172.75 (5.56) | 176.27 (4.08) | 0.100 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22.32 (4.43) | 21.87 (1.98) | 0.720 | 21.72 (1.89) | 22.29 (1.27) | 0.410 |
| BMI range (kg/m2) | 16.45–30.11 | 18.43–25.15 | – | 19.27–24.77 | 20.34–23.84 | – |
| Pain VAS | – | 32.00 (15.09) | – | – | 42.73 (18.49) | – |
SD standard deviation, BMI body mass index, VAS visual analogue scale