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Table 1 Basic characteristics of patients with SIJ dysfunction among 3 groups

From: Effectiveness of focused extracorporeal shock wave versus manual therapy in postpartum patients with sacroiliac joint dysfunction: a prospective clinical trial

Variables

 

Focused ESWT

Manual therapy

Combination therapy

χ2/t

P

Age (years)a

 

30.73 ± 0.72

30.56 ± 0.73

30.33 ± 0.74

0.07*

0.92

Course (months)a

 

3.90 ± 0.34

3.75 ± 0.26

3.10 ± 0.26

2.07*

0.13

Weight gain during pregnancy/Kga

 

13.90 ± 0.62

12.65 ± 0.67

13.10 ± 0.68

0.91*

0.40

Location of painb

Left

16

16

16

1.22#

0.87

Right

7

11

8

  

Bilateral

7

5

6

  

Pain during pregnancyb

No

16

18

23

4.14#

0.12

Yes

14

14

7

  

Postpartum breast feedingb

No

5

7

5

0.37#

0.82

Yes

25

25

25

  
  1. aThe data were presented as means and standard error
  2. bThe data were presented as frequency
  3. *The data were analyzed by t-test; #, the data was analyzed by χ2 test