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. 2021 Nov 7;18(21):11698. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182111698

Table 7.

Massage: type, length, and frequency.

Men
n (%)
Women
n (%)
p Overall
n (%)
Type of massage
By hand 75 (93.8) 52 (98.1) 0.24 127 (95.5)
Machine 2 (2.5) 0 (0) 0.25 2 (1.5)
Self-massage 3 (3.8) 1 (1.9) 0.54 4 (3.0)
Session duration
Up to 10 min 2 (2.5) 0 (0) 0.25 2 (1,5)
Up to 30 min 14 (17.5) 8 (15.1) 0.715 22 (16.5)
Up to 60 min 60 (75.0) 40 (75.5) 0.95 100 (75.2)
Longer than 60 min 4 (5.0) 5 (9.4) 0.32 9 (6.8)
Frequency
Less than weekly 6 (7.5) 3 (5.7) 0.68 9 (6.8)
1–2 times a week 22 (27.5) 23 (43.4) 0.06 45 (33.8)
3–4 times a week 11 (13.8) 8 (15.1) 0.83 19 (14.3)
More than 4 times a week 41 (51.2) 17 (32.1) <0.001 58 (43.6)