Table 1.
Demographic characteristics
| Variable | Group 1 (n = 45) | Group 2 (n = 45) | p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Median(min-max) | Mean ± SD | Median(min-max) | ||||
| Demographic characteristics | Age | 48.771 ± 9.64 | 52 (20–63) | 47.33 ± 7.87 | 50 (21–59) | 0.366§ | |
| BMI | 28.978 ± 5.23 | 27.7 (21.6–48.10) | 29.56 ± 4.17 | 29.4 (21–41.10) | 0.605§ | ||
| Duration of pain | 7.812 ± 2.32 | 8 (6–12) weeks | 8.16 ± 2.61 | 9 (6–12) weeks | 0.657μ | ||
| Sex | Female | 30 (66.7%) | 23 (51.1%) | 0.198 | |||
| Male | 15 (33.3%) | 22 (48.9%) | |||||
| Education | No | 11 (24.4%) | 8 (17.8%) | 0.207 | |||
| Primary school | 15 (33.3%) | 25 (55.6%) | |||||
| High School | 14 (31.1%) | 9 (20%) | |||||
| University | 5 (11.1%) | 3 (6.7%) | |||||
§t test in independent groups
μMann-Whitney U test
Group 1 patients receiving physical therapy and exercises for treatment
Group 2 patients receiving physical therapy, balneotherapy, and exercises for treatment
BMI body mass index/kg/m2