Table 4.
Range of motion of knee joint at frontal plane in peat intervention and control groups.
| Group | Before intervention | After intervention | p value (intragroup analysis)‡ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | p value (intergroup analysis)† | Mean ± SD | p value (intergroup analysis)† | |||
| Knee varus/valgus range of motion (degree) | Peat group (n = 44)∗∗ | 11.455 ± 6.007 | 0.298 | 8.439 ± 3.605 | 0.082 | 0.006∗ |
| Control group (n = 38)∗∗ | 10.180 ± 4.838 | 10.144 ± 4.926 | 0.975 | |||
SD: standard deviation. ∗p < 0.05, significant difference at intergroup and intragroup comparing. ∗∗Because the data are about both knees, the number of participants doubled. †Comparison between peat intervention and control group, Student's t test. ‡Comparison between before- and afterintervention, paired t test.