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Table 1 Comparison of baseline demographic and background characteristics between groups

From: A controlled clinical trial investigating the effects of stretching and compression exercises on electromyography of calf muscles in chronic LBP patients with a deep gluteal syndrome

Characteristics

Control (n = 15)

Compression Exercise (n = 15)

Stretching Exercise (n = 15)

p-value

Age(year)

42.07 (9.94)

39.67 (9.69)

43.67(9.37)

0.527#

Height (cm)

165.00(8.87)

163.33(6.23)

167.47(7.28)

0.329#

Weight (kg)

69.20 (8.81)

70.40 (10.97)

77.33 (8.26)

0.07#

BMI (kg/m2)

25.49(3.07)

26.34(3.46)

27.62(2.93)

0.192#

Sex

    

Female

11 (73.3)

13 (86.7)

8 (53.3)

0.320*

Male

4 (26.7)

2 (13.3)

7 (46.7)

 
  1. BMI: Body Mass Index/ Data are means (SD) except sex that presented as number (percent)/ #Based on one-way ANOVA test/ *Based on Fisher’s exact tests