Table 1.
The baseline characteristics of subjects (age, sex, body mass index), with respect to groups of subjects
| Characteristic | All groups (n = 92) |
Group I (n = 32) |
Group II (n = 30) |
Group III (n = 30) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, A (SD) | 64.6 (11.4) | 65.0 (10.8) | 61.0 (13.4) | 67.9 (8.9) | p = 0.062 |
| Sex (%) | χ2 = 3.521 p = 0.172 | ||||
| Men | 13.0 | 21.9 | 10.0 | 6.7 | |
| Women | 87.0 | 78.1 | 90.0 | 93.3 | |
| Body mass index, A (SD) kg/m2 | 29.4 (4.3) | 29.3 (3.9) | 29.2 (4.6) | 29.8 (4.6) | p = 0.873 |
Group I, provided with bath procedures; group II, provided with mud procedures; group III, control; A, average; SD, standard deviation; χ2, chi-square criteria; p, level of significance.