Table 4.

Socio-demographic variables of the participants

Variable	MCE group (n=10)	PE group (n=10)	MCE+PE group (n=10)	P-value
Age (yr)	48.5±14.9	50.3±9.09	49.9±8.82	0.994
Body mass index (kg/m2)	22.0±2.92	21.5±2.66	21.9±3.14	0.954
Pain duration (yr)	4.23±2.85	6.50±5.94	5.40±4.76	0.884
Gender
Male	7 (70.0)	9 (90.0)	8 (80.0)	0.197
Female	3 (30.0)	1 (10.0)	2 (20.0)
Marital status
Married	9 (90.0)	10 (100)	10 (100)	0.596
Single	1 (10.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Educational status
None	6 (60.0)	7 (70.0)	7 (70.0)
Completed primary	2 (20.0)	3 (30.0)	2 (20.0)	0.956
Completed secondary	1 (10.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Completed tertiary	1 (10.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (10.0)
Occupational status
Paid work (government or private)	1 (10.0)	2 (20.0)	1 (10.0)	0.796
Self-employed (farming/trading)	9 (90.0)	8 (80.0)	8 (80.0)
Unemployed	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (10.0)

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation or number (%).

MCE, motor control exercise; PE, patient education.