Table 2.
Demographic Characteristics Of Participants In The Study
| Item | Group | P-value | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | x̅ | Me | Min | Max | Q1 | Q3 | SD | |||
| Age [years] | A | 20 | 51.1 | 53.0 | 36.0 | 71.0 | 44.5 | 55.5 | 8.4 | 0.105* |
| B | 20 | 55.8 | 55.0 | 38.0 | 74.0 | 49.5 | 59.5 | 9.3 | ||
| Height [cm] | A | 20 | 165.7 | 165.5 | 150.0 | 180.0 | 162.5 | 170.0 | 7.8 | 0.465* |
| B | 20 | 165.0 | 164.0 | 152.0 | 180.0 | 159.0 | 169.0 | 7.7 | ||
| Body weight [kg] | A | 20 | 77.2 | 73.0 | 55.0 | 121.0 | 65.0 | 85.0 | 17.3 | 0.394* |
| B | 20 | 80.4 | 81.0 | 55.0 | 102.0 | 67.5 | 96.5 | 15.2 | ||
| Duration of disease [years] | A | 20 | 9.8 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 20.0 | 5.0 | 14.0 | 5.1 | 0.725* |
| B | 20 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 17.0 | 5.0 | 12.0 | 4.1 | ||
| Modic class [°] | A | 20 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.797* |
| B | 20 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.3 | ||
| Sex [n/%] | A | Women n=14 (70%) Men n=6 (30%) |
0.723** | |||||||
| B | Women n=15 (75%) Men n=5 (25%) |
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Note: *U Mann–Whitney test; **Chi2 test.
Abbreviations: n, number of patients; x̅, average; Me, median; Min, minimum value; Max, maximum value; Q1, lower quartile; Q3, upper quartile; SD, standard deviation.