2. Baseline characteristics for penicillin and placebo trial arms (Henry 2001).
Variable | Penicillin (n = 19) | Placebo (n = 22) | P value |
Age in years (SD) | 37 (16.5) | 38 (18.8) | 0.884 |
Gender | 10W:9M | 10W:12M | 0.647 |
Weight in pounds (SD) | 172 (28.4) | 170 (41.3) | 0.874 |
Estimated lesion area in mm (SD) | 14.0 (16.5) | 24.8 (22.6) | 0.105 |
Median baseline pain (SD) | 2.00 (2.00) | 2.00 (1.00) | 0.463 |
Median baseline percussion pain (SD) | 2.00 (2.00) | 2.00 (2.00) | 0.868 |
Median baseline swelling (SD) | 1.00 (2.00) | 0 (1.00) | 0.097 |
M: men; n: number in group; SD: standard deviation; W: women.