Table 1.

Characteristics of subjects.

Characteristics	MET group ($n=11$)	LSE group ($n=10$)	$p$-valuea
Age (years)	28.82 $\pm$ 9.26	27.70 $\pm$ 4.80	0.357
Height (cm)	160.47 $\pm$ 7.04	162.41 $\pm$ 5.98	0.508
Weight (kg)	59.00 $\pm$ 11.00	58.69 $\pm$ 12.00	0.950
BMI (kg/m${}^2)$	23.00 $\pm$ 4.36	22.29 $\pm$ 4.01	0.745
Duration of symptom (months)	14.27 $\pm$ 16.99	11.60 $\pm$ 7.27	0.108
Gender (F/M) ($n)$	8/3	8/2
Pain location	Number (%)	Number (%)
Right lumbar	3 (27.3%)	7 (70%)	—
Left lumbar	8 (72.7%)	3 (30%)	—

Notes: ${}^{\text{a}}p$-value from the independent sample $t$-test.

The values show as $\overline{x}$ $\pm$ SD or number ($n$).