Table 3 Characteristics of included patients at baseline (intention-to-treat population)

Age, years, median; mean (SD; min; max)

34; 34.9 (8.7; 21; 58)

34; 36.5 (10.8; 21; 64)

32; 36.0 (11.2; 21; 70)

Woman, n (%)

22 (46.8)

28 (62.2)

25 (52.1)

Body weight, kg, median; mean (SD; min; max)

60; 62.3 (11.2; 41; 82)

58; 60.8 (11.3; 40; 82)

67; 64.4 (10.2; 42; 80)

Body height, cm, median; mean (SD; min; max)

167; 166 (7.3; 153; 185)

161; 163 (7.6; 148, 180)

163; 165 (8.9; 130; 183)

BMI, kg/m², median; mean (SD; min; max)

22.6; 22.3 (3.0; 16.7; 28.3)

22.3; 22.7 (3.2; 17.0; 31.2)

23.8; 23.7 (3.7; 17.0; 41.4)

Duration^a, months, median; mean (SD; min; max)

12; 33.5 (45.8; 3, 240)

24; 29.6 (30.2; 3; 120)

12; 29.9 (49.1; 3; 240)

Education status^b

0; 1; 7; 39

0; 8; 7; 30

1; 5; 15; 27

Marriage status^c

7, 39, 1, 0

9, 36, 0, 0

7, 40, 1, 0

Comorbidities, n (diagnosis)

1 (diabetes)

0

1*

PSEQ score, median; mean (SD; min; max)

55; 51.3 (8.5; 26; 60)

50; 46.8 (12.0; 8, 60)

53.5; 48.8 (10.9; 17; 60)

NRS score, median; mean (SD; min; max)

4; 4.2 (1.2; 1; 6)

4; 4.4 (1.4; 1; 7)

4; 4.2 (1.5; 2; 8)

OLDPDQ score, median; mean (SD; min; max)

14.0; 16.8 (11.4; 2; 66)

20.0; 21.6 (12.8; 4; 68)

18.0; 18.9 (10.4; 0; 50)

PHQ-9 score, median, mean (SD; min; max)

3; 4.6 (4.1; 0; 14)

5; 6.2 (5.1; 0; 22)

6; 6.9 (4.7; 0; 19)