Table 1. Baseline demographic characteristics of the groups.
Prolotherapy group (n=26) | Control group (n=24) | ||||
n | Mean±SD | n | Mean±SD | p | |
Age (years) | 45.1±6.7 | 46.3±7.6 | 0,539 | ||
Sex | 0,623 | ||||
Female | 21 | 19 | |||
Male | 5 | 6 | |||
Time of symptoms (month) | 32.8±23.9 | 34.3±23.3 | 0,825 | ||
Side | 0,616 | ||||
Right | 18 | 15 | |||
Left | 8 | 9 | |||
Visual Analog Scale (Baseline) | 6.9±1.5 | 6.7±1.44 | 0,600 | ||
AOFAS (Baseline) | 55.0±15.5 | 57.4±14.4 | 0,683 | ||
Foot Function Index (Baseline) | 57.7±13.6 | 56.9±12.7 | 0,834 | ||
SD: Standard deviation; AOFAS: American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society Clinical Rating System. |