The effect of adding TENS to stretch on improvement of ankle range of motion in inactive patients in intensive care units: a pilot trial

Table 1 Demographic information of the groups

Group	Experimental group (n = 18)	Control group (n = 18)	p-value
Age(year)	50.66(11.60)	51.83(7.94)	0.727^a
Level of consciousness (Based on Glasgow Coma Scale)	7.01(0.68)	7.34(0.84)	0.098^a
Cause of hospitalization
Brain hemorrhage	6(33.33)	7(38.88)	0.143^b
Stroke	7(38.88)	1(5.55)
Trauma	2(11.11)	5(27.80)
Cancer	1(5.6)	3(16.66)
Respiratory disease	2(11.11)	2(11.11)
Use of anesthetic and muscle relaxant
Yes	9(50)	6(33.33)	0.310^b
No	9(50)	12(66.67)	0.310^b
Sex
Female	5 (27.78)	7 (38.89)	0.480^b
Male	13 (72.22)	11 (61.11)	0.480^b
Background or underlying disease			0. 901^b
High Blood Pressure	7(38.9)	8(44.4)
Ischemic heart disease	1(5.55)	0(0)
Cancer	3(16.71)	2(11.1)
Diabetes	2(11.21)	2(11.11)
Respiratory disease	1(5.6)	2(11.1)
No history of obvious diseases	4(22.21)	4(22.22)

Data are number (percent) except age and level of consciousness that presented as means (SD))/ ^aBased on t independent test/ ^bBased on chi-square test

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