Variables | Group | P value* |
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CMT (n = 20) | UC (n = 20) | CMT + UC (n = 20) |
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Sex, n (%) | | | | 1.000a |
Male | 5 (25.0) | 5 (25.0) | 4 (20.0) | |
Female | 15 (75.0) | 15 (75.0) | 16 (80.0) | |
Age (years) | 41.70 ± 13.27 | 37.80 ± 12.21 | 41.20 ± 12.86 | .576b |
Height (cm) | 164.75 ± 7.22 | 165.45 ± 7.77 | 163.80 ± 7.72 | .904c |
Weight (kg) | 63.60 ± 10.65 | 59.25 ± 12.05 | 61.10 ± 9.74 | .450b |
Symptom onset (years) | 5.09 ± 4.32 | 4.97 ± 4.82 | 7.46 ± 7.57 | .467c |
NRS (LBP) | 5.80 ± 1.32 | 5.50 ± 1.05 | 6.05 ± 1.15 | .176c |
NRS (leg pain) | 3.60 ± 2.93 | 1.85 ± 2.46 | 4.40 ± 3.03 | .018c |
ODI | 25.17 ± 6.52 | 26.06 ± 7.78 | 28.47 ± 8.87 | .388b |
EQ-5D (points) | 0.70 ± 0.19 | 0.74 ± 0.06 | 0.63 ± 0.21 | .078c |
HUI-III | 0.88 ± 0.12 | 0.88 ± 0.13 | 0.91 ± 0.09 | .750c |
ROM (flexion) | 89.00 ± 9.40 | 89.30 ± 7.66 | 81.65 ± 18.26 | .261c |
- All values are shown as mean ± standard deviation, except for sex. *Statistical analysis was conducted based on intension-to-treat analysis, imputing by the method of last observation carried forward. Shapiro-Wilks’s test was employed to test the normality of the data distribution
- CMT Chuna manual therapy, UC usual care, CI confidence interval, NRS numerical rating scale, LBP low back pain, ODI Oswestry Disability Index, PGIC Patient’s Global Impression of Change, EQ-5D EuroQol 5 dimensions questionnaire, HUI-III Health Utility Index, ROM range of motion
- aP values were derived from Fisher’s exact test
- bP values were derived from analysis of variance with Scheffe’s method for pairwise comparison
- cP values were derived from the Kruskal-Wallis test with the Mann-Whitney U test for pairwise comparison