Table 1.
Characteristics of the comparison groups.
| Variable | Study Group (n = 30) | Control Group (n = 30) | p-Value | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Me | Min | Max | Q1 | Q3 | SD | Me | Min | Max | Q1 | Q3 | SD | ||||
| Age (year) | 59.9 | 59.5 | 33.0 | 78.0 | 52.0 | 67.0 | 10.1 | 60.4 | 61.0 | 44.0 | 84.0 | 48.0 | 65.0 | 11.9 | 0.87 * |
| Weight (kg) | 79.5 | 79.5 | 54.0 | 108 | 67.0 | 90.0 | 15.2 | 79.9 | 80.0 | 53.0 | 105 | 72.0 | 90.0 | 13.4 | 0.92 * |
| Height (cm) | 171.1 | 170 | 159 | 187 | 164 | 178 | 7.7 | 167.8 | 167 | 152 | 188 | 160 | 175 | 10.1 | 0.20 * |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.2 | 25.9 | 18.7 | 37.6 | 23.3 | 29.7 | 4.9 | 28.5 | 27.7 | 20.9 | 39.0 | 24.5 | 30.9 | 4.8 | 0.43 ** |
| Sex | F—n = 19; 63.3% M—n = 11; 36.7% |
F—n = 17; 56.7% M—n = 13; 43.3% |
0.70 *** | ||||||||||||
| Studied limb | L—n = 14; 46.7% R—n = 16; 53.3% |
L—n = 16; 53.3% R—n = 14; 46.7% |
0.68 *** | ||||||||||||
Abbreviations: n, number of individuals; , mean; Me, median; Min, minimum value; Max, maximum value; Q1, lower quartile; Q3, upper quartile; SD, standard deviation; F, female; M, male; L, left; R, right; BMI, body mass index. Note: * Student’s t-test for independent samples ** Mann–Whitney U test; *** chi-square test.