Table 3.
The ODI scores in both groups.
| Variable | Measure | Experimental group (n = 20) | Control group (n = 20) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x̅ | Me | Min | Max | Q1 | Q3 | SD | x̅ | Me | Min | Max | Q1 | Q3 | SD | ||
| ODI [score] | Before | 36.0 | 35.5 | 29.0 | 47.0 | 33.0 | 38.0 | 4.5 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 29.0 | 50.0 | 33.0 | 43.5 | 7.3 |
| After | 17.9 | 14.5 | 9.0 | 31.0 | 12.0 | 23.5 | 7.4 | 36.1 | 34.0 | 28.0 | 50.0 | 29.5 | 41.5 | 6.7 | |
| 1 month FU | 17.1 | 14.0 | 9.0 | 31.0 | 12.0 | 23.0 | 7.0 | 38.4 | 39.0 | 29.0 | 50.0 | 31.0 | 43.5 | 7.4 | |
| 3 months FU | 18.4 | 16.0 | 11.0 | 31.0 | 12.0 | 25.0 | 6.9 | 39.0 | 39.5 | 29.0 | 50.0 | 33.0 | 43.5 | 6.9 | |
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p-value (main effect*) |
< 0.001 | 0.242 | |||||||||||||
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p-value (multiple comparisons**) |
Before versus after: p < 0.001 Before versus 1 month: p < 0.001 Before versus 3 months: p < 0.001 After versus 1 month p = 0.251 After versus 3 months: p = 0.569 1 month versus 3 months: p = 0.053 |
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Significant values are in [bold].
n number of individuals, x̅, mean, Me median, Min minimum value, Max maximum value, Q1, lower quartile; Q3, upper quartile; SD standard deviation, FU follow-up.
*Friedman’s ANOVA; **Dunn’s test.