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Table 1 Demographic and clinical data of participants separated by treatment group

From: Randomized controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of the ultrasound-guided galvanic electrolysis technique (USGET) versus conventional electro-physiotherapeutic treatment on patellar tendinopathy

 

Group 1 (Electro-physiotherapy)

Group 2 (USGET)

p. value

Age (years)a

30.9 (5.9)

31.2 (6.5)

0.891

Sex (male:female)b

24:8

27:5

0.351

Weight (Kg)a

71.5 (11.2)

73.2 (11.1)

0.547

Height (m)a

174.7 (7.4)

175.8 (6.2)

0.501

BMI (kg/m2)a

23.3 (2.1)

23.6 (2.4)

0.631

Physical activity (days/week)a

3.8 (1)

4.3 (1.4)

0.055

Physical activity (hours/day)a

1.9 (1.5)

2.1 (1.2)

0.657

Laterality (Right:Left)b

24:8

23:9

0.719

Symptoms duration (months)a

29.5 (31.5)

28.8 (32.4)

0.929

# of previous episodes paina

3.3 (2.3)

3.7 (2.6)

0.543

Time from the start of the last episode (months) a

2.2 (0.9)

2.8 (2.9)

0.277

Thickening of the tendon (Yes: No) b

32:0

32:0

1.000

Vascularization (Yes: No) b

23:9

22:10

1.000

  1. a Statistics: Mean (standard deviation); p = Student t test. b Frequencies, p = Chi square