Table 1.

Baseline clinical characteristics of participants.

	Moxibustion group (n=32)	Control group (n=31)	P value
Age (years)	65.16	63.90	P>0.05
	±6.82	±7.59
Height (cm)	159.31	158.65	P>0.05
	±6.60	±5.31
Body weight (kg)	55.95	56.53	P>0.05
	±9.41	±6.83
Duration of back pain (months)	11.31	11.32	P>0.05
	±4.03	±4.16
BMI	22.00	22.31	P>0.05
	±3.02	±2.56