Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of participants and dropouts
| Intervention (n = 22) | Control (n = 20) | Stat. analysis | Dropout (n = 26) | Stat. analysis | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F(1,40) | p | ɳ2p | F(1,66) | p | ɳ2p | ||||
| Age, Mean (SD) (years) | 41.1 (10.5) | 44.0 (10.7) | .820 | .371 | .020 | 44.7 (11.8) | 1.156 | .286 | .017 |
| Female, n (%) | 22 (100) | 17 (85.0) | – | – | – | 23 (88.5) | – | – | – |
| Height, Mean (SD) (cm) | 165.8 (7.7) | 165.9 (7.5) | .001 | . .980 | .000 | 165.0 (7.5) | .175 | .677 | .003 |
| Weight, Mean (SD) (kg) | 73.2 (12.8) | 81.4 (18.6) | 2.813 | .101 | .066 | 73.6 (21.0) | .552 | .460 | .008 |
| VAS (score) | 1.2 (1.6) | 2.1 (2.2) | 2.195 | .146 | .052 | 2.2 (3.1) | .654 | .422 | .010 |
| ODI (%) | 7.8 (6.2) | 12.8 (9.9) | 3.623 | .064 | .083 | 13.6 (13.5) | 1.962 | .166 | .029 |
VAS Visual Analog Scale, ODI Oswestry Disability Index