Table 1.
Characteristics of study participants.
| Variable | Experimental group (n = 20) | Control group (n = 20) | p-value | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x̅ | Me | Min | Max | Q1 | Q3 | SD | x̅ | Me | Min | Max | Q1 | Q3 | SD | ||
| Age [years] | 52.7 | 54.0 | 39.0 | 76.0 | 45.0 | 62.0 | 17.7 | 56.8 | 59.5 | 36.0 | 74.0 | 47.0 | 64.0 | 11.5 | 0.095* |
| Body weight [kg] | 72.5 | 72.5 | 57.0 | 88.0 | 61.5 | 83.0 | 10.9 | 72.3 | 71.5 | 54.0 | 92.0 | 62.5 | 82.5 | 11.7 | 0.957* |
| Body height [cm] | 172.9 | 171.0 | 163.0 | 186.0 | 166.0 | 178.0 | 6.8 | 167.7 | 170.0 | 152.0 | 181.0 | 159.0 | 175.0 | 8.6 | 0.102* |
| BMI [kg/m2] | 24.2 | 23.7 | 19.9 | 30.1 | 21.8 | 27.1 | 3.3 | 25.6 | 26.0 | 19.0 | 30.1 | 22.8 | 28.1 | 3.2 | 0.185* |
| Disease duration [months] | 56.5 | 47.0 | 3.0 | 199.0 | 23.0 | 85.0 | 49.9 | 59.2 | 49.0 | 3.0 | 174.0 | 23.6 | 78.0 | 50.3 | 0.967* |
| Sex [F/M] |
F—n = 9; 45.0% M—n = 11; 55.0% |
F—n = 12; 60.0% M—n = 8; 40.0% |
0.342** | ||||||||||||
n number of individuals, x̅, mean; Me median, Min minimum value, Max maximum value, Q1, lower quartile; Q3, upper quartile, SD standard deviation, F female, M male.
*Mann-Whitney U test; **chi-square test.