Table 1.

Comparison of groups regard to patient characteristics and health-related quality of life questionnaire scores.

	Group 1 (ESWT; n=26)	Group 2 (LLLT; n=26)	p
Gender, n (%)
Male	14 (53.8)	10 (38.5)
Female	12 (46.2)	16 (61.5)	0.404
Systemic disease
No	23 (88.5)	20 (76.9)
Yes	3 (11.5)	6 (23.1)	0.465
Age, M±SD	47.9±9.5	48.1±10.7	0.945a
PRE-SF-physical functioning, M±SD	77.1±17.2	66.5±18.0	0.035a
PRE-SF-role limitations due to physical health, Median (Min–Max)	0 (0–100)	25 (0–100)	0.411b
PRE-SF-role limitations due to emotional problems, Median (Min–Max)	33.3 (0–100)	16.5 (0–100)	0.389b
PRE-SF-energy/fatigue, M±SD	56.3±17.2	44.8±21.5	0.038a
PRE-SF-emotional well-being, M±SD	64.0±14.4	56.0±18.1	0.084a
PRE-SF-social functioning, Median (Min–Max)	75 (12.5–100)	56.3 (25–100)	0.310b
PRE-SF-pain, M±SD	49.3±23.8	38.3±20.3	0.077a
PRE-SF-general health, M±SD	55.2±18.0	49.1±14.7	0.184a
PRE-PRTEE, M±SD	69.1±15.8	64.0±15.7	0.244a
PRE-PRTEE-pain, M±SD	37.6±8.2	36.6±7.2	0.629a
PRE-PRTEE-functioning, M±SD	62.9±17.7	54.7±20.1	0.125a
PRE-DASH, M±SD	46.6±15.9	50.8±16.6	0.347a
POST-SF-physical functioning, Median (Min–Max)	92.5 (20–100)	82.5 (20–95)	0.007b
POST-SF-role limitations due to physical health, Median (Min–Max)	75 (0–100)	50 (0–100)	0.147b
POST-SF-role limitations due to emotional problems, Median (Min–Max)	66.7 (0–100)	33.4 (0–100)	0.092b
POST-SF-energy/fatigue, M±SD	59.4±18.8	46.4±15.5	0.009a
POST-SF-emotional well-being, M±SD	64.6±14.3	56.3±9.9	0.018a
POST-SF-social functioning, Median (Min–Max)	81.3 (50–100)	56.3 (37.5–87.5)	0.002b
POST-SF-pain, Median (Min–Max)	77.5 (22.5–100)	45 (22.5–77.5)	<0.001b
POST-SF-general health, M±SD	59.4±16.5	47.5±9.0	0.002a
POST-PRTEE, M±SD	32.3±17.6	46.3±16.6	0.005a
POST-PRTEE-pain, M±SD	18.8±9.6	27.1±8.8	0.002a
POST-PRTEE-functioning, Median (Min–Max)	20.5 (10–77)	36.5 (14–80)	0.004b
POST-DASH, M±SD	16.6±11.8	31.6±13.8	<0.001a

^aIndependent samples t test;

^bMann-Whitney U test;

M: Mean; SD: Standard Deviation