Table 1.
Characteristics of the participants included in the study.
| Group | Parameters | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | SD | p-Value | |||
| Age (years) | A | 20 | 51.1 | 8.4 | 0.105 |
| B | 20 | 55.8 | 9.3 | ||
| Height (cm) | A | 20 | 165.7 | 7.8 | 0.465 |
| B | 20 | 165.0 | 7.7 | ||
| Body weight (kg) | A | 20 | 77.2 | 17.3 | 0.394 |
| B | 20 | 80.4 | 15.2 | ||
| Duration of symptoms (years) | A | 20 | 9.8 | 5.1 | 0.725 |
| B | 20 | 9.0 | 4.1 | ||
| Modic classification (o) | A | 20 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 0.797 |
| B | 20 | 3.1 | 0.3 | ||
| Sex (n/%) | A | Women n = 14 (70%) Men n = 6 (30%) | 0.723 | ||
| B | Women n = 15 (75%) Men n = 5 (25%) | ||||
Abbreviations: n, number of patients; , average; SD, standard deviation.