Table 1.
Homogeneity of three study groups in the distribution by gender, age, and pretest of the dependent variables.
| Variable | Group | Frequency | Percentage | Significance |
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| Gender | ||||
| Male | Massage Therapy | 3 | 33,3% | p = 0,128 |
| AHG | 0 | 0% | ||
| Massage Therapy + AHG | 1 | 11,1% | ||
| Female | Massage Therapy | 6 | 66,7% | |
| AHG | 9 | 100% | ||
| Massage Therapy + AHG | 8 | 88,9% | ||
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| Variable | Group | Median | First and third quartiles | Significance |
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| Age | Massage Therapy | 26,00 | 23,50; 34,50 | p = 0,712 |
| AHG | 24,00 | 22,00; 32,00 | ||
| Massage Therapy + AHG | 36,67 | 20,50; 55,50 | ||
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| Oswestry | Massage Therapy | 22,00 | 16,00; 27,00 | p = 0,132 |
| AHG | 30,00 | 16,00; 35,00 | ||
| Massage Therapy + AHG | 34,00 | 24,00; 37,00 | ||
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| NRS | Massage Therapy | 7,00 | 5,50; 7,00 | p = 0,722 |
| AHG | 7,00 | 5,00; 8,50 | ||
| Massage Therapy + AHG | 7,00 | 6,00; 7,50 | ||
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| Schober | Massage Therapy | 5,93 | 5,41; 6,38 | p = 0,253 |
| AHG | 6,53 | 5,53; 6,94 | ||
| Massage Therapy + AHG | 5,83 | 5,21; 6,01 | ||
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| SF-12 | Massage Therapy | 32,00 | 31,00; 34,00 | p = 0,295 |
| AHG | 31,00 | 28,00; 33,00 | ||
| Massage Therapy + AHG | 32,00 | 29,00; 34,00 | ||