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Table 1 Demographic and baseline characteristics of participants

From: Comparative effects of Bowen therapy and tennis ball technique on pain and functional disability in patients with thoracic myofascial pain syndrome

Demographic variables

Group A Mean ± SD

Group B Mean ± SD

Total (n = 30)

p-Value

Age

28.87 ± 4.87

30.67 ± 4.53

29.77 ± 4.71

0.303

Weight

71.47 ± 10.19

76.67 ± 7.93

74.07 ± 9.35

0.130

Height

1.71 ± 0.048

1.71 ± 0.064

1.71 ± 0.057

0.796

BMI

24.44 ± 2.83

26.08 ± 1.96

25.26 ± 2.53

0.077

NPRS

6.60 ± 0.63

6.53 ± 0.63

6.57 ± 0.63

0.776

PDQ

91.87 ± 6.03

91.40 ± 4.21

91.63 ± 5.12

0.808

  1. BMI Body mass index, NPRS Numeric Pain Rating Scale, PDQ Pain Disability Questionnaire