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Table 1 Characteristics of participants.

From: Single or Multiple Electroacupuncture Sessions in Nonspecific Low Back Pain: Are We Low-Responders to Electroacupuncture?

Characteristics

 

Groups

p

 

VAS <3 n = 20

VAS >3 n = 20

 

Female

17(85%)

18 (90%)

1

Age (years)

50.23 (46.00–54.39)

46.81 (43.55–50.04)

0.09

Body mass (kg)

62.45 (59.11–65.78)

65.05 (59.11–65.78)

0.15*

Body weight (m)

1.64(1.60–1.67)

1.61 (1.57–1.64)

0.08*

BMI (kg/m2)

23 (21–24)

24 (22–25)

0.07*

VAS (AVO)

7.60 (7.14–8.05)

7.45 (6.92–7.97)

0.32*

Disability (RMDQ AVO)

9.75 (7.56–11.93)

10.25 (7.66–12.83)

0.38

  1. AVO = first evaluation; BMI = body mass index; CI = confidence interval; RMDQ = Rolling Morris disability questionnaire; VAS = visual analog score.
  2. Except for gender, data are presented as mean (95% CI).
  3. * Student t test for independent samples.
  4. Fisher’s exact test.