Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of participants in the study
| Characteristics | Group | n | Me | Min | Max | Q25 | Q75 | SD | P-value (Kruskal–Wallis ANOVA) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | HILT | 18 | 44.67 | 44.00 | 29.00 | 58.00 | 41.00 | 48.00 | 4.96 | 0.8436 |
| HILT (p) | 17 | 44.24 | 45.00 | 26.00 | 51.00 | 41.00 | 47.00 | 4.34 | ||
| LLLT | 16 | 45.19 | 45.50 | 29.00 | 53.00 | 42.00 | 47.50 | 4.17 | ||
| LLLT (p) | 17 | 45.76 | 52.00 | 22.00 | 76.00 | 36.00 | 56.00 | 15.04 | ||
| Height (cm) | HILT | 18 | 168.67 | 169.50 | 162.00 | 175.00 | 164.00 | 172.00 | 4.26 | 0.7176 |
| HILT (p) | 17 | 169.41 | 172.00 | 158.00 | 181.00 | 159.00 | 175.00 | 7.98 | ||
| LLLT | 16 | 168.88 | 168.00 | 156.00 | 176.00 | 168.00 | 172.00 | 4.57 | ||
| LLLT (p) | 17 | 169.82 | 170.00 | 164.00 | 177.00 | 168.00 | 171.00 | 2.96 | ||
| Body weight (kg) | HILT | 18 | 74.17 | 75.00 | 57.00 | 90.00 | 65.00 | 83.00 | 11.41 | 0.9674 |
| HILT (p) | 17 | 73.94 | 75.00 | 54.00 | 92.00 | 65.00 | 84.00 | 11.81 | ||
| LLLT | 16 | 75.38 | 75.00 | 59.00 | 92.00 | 62.00 | 90.00 | 12.99 | ||
| LLLT (p) | 17 | 76.06 | 78.00 | 55.00 | 87.00 | 74.00 | 82.00 | 8.89 | ||
| BMI (kg/m2) | HILT | 18 | 25.96 | 26.64 | 21.19 | 31.14 | 22.76 | 28.39 | 3.11 | 0.9782 |
| HILT (p) | 17 | 25.69 | 25.35 | 21.36 | 30.46 | 22.58 | 28.44 | 3.25 | ||
| LLLT | 16 | 26.42 | 26.25 | 19.05 | 31.89 | 21.97 | 30.42 | 4.31 | ||
| LLLT (p) | 17 | 26.36 | 27.04 | 18.59 | 28.38 | 26.93 | 27.77 | 2.86 | ||
| Duration of disease (months) | HILT | 18 | 55.89 | 57.00 | 46.00 | 64.00 | 51.00 | 60.00 | 5.97 | 0.9610 |
| HILT (p) | 17 | 55.41 | 56.00 | 46.00 | 64.00 | 52.00 | 60.00 | 5.96 | ||
| LLLT | 16 | 54.56 | 56.00 | 36.00 | 68.00 | 48.50 | 61.50 | 8.88 | ||
| LLLT (p) | 17 | 56.47 | 58.00 | 47.00 | 65.00 | 52.00 | 60.00 | 5.68 |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; HILT, high-intensity laser therapy group; HILT (p), high-intensity laser therapy placebo group; LLLT, low-level laser therapy group; LLLT (p), low-level laser therapy placebo group; Max, maximum value; Me, median; Min, minimum value; Q25, lower quartile; Q75, upper quartile; SD, standard deviation; , average.