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Table 1 Characteristics of participants in each group

From: Short-term effect of kinesiology taping on pain, functional disability and lumbar proprioception in individuals with nonspecific chronic low back pain: a double-blinded, randomized trial

Variable

Kinesio taping

(n = 15)

Placebo

(n = 15)

P-value

Age (years)

44.3 ± 3.6

42.1 ± 6.9

0.274†

Gender (female)

9 (60%)

6 (40%)

0.439‡

BMI (kg/m2)

24.9 ± 3.5

24.8 ± 3.6

0.890†

Total score of pain (S/A)

18.2 ± 6.9

15.4 ± 5.4

0.296†

Pain (VAS)

5.6 ± 1.4

4.7 ± 1.1

0.062†

PPI

2.2 ± 0.7

2.1 ± 0.4

0.549‡

Disability (ODI)

21.1 ± 6.1

19.2 ± 6.1

0.397†

  1. BMI Body Mass Index, VAS Visual Analogue Scale, ODI Oswestry Disability Index, on a percentage scale, score from 0 to 20% indicate a minimal disability, 21–40% indicate a moderate disability, 41–60% severe disability, 61–80% for crippled and 81–100%. S/A Sensory and Affective, PPI Present Pain Intensity, AE Absolute Error, CE Constant Error. Data are presented as means and standard deviation (Mean ± SD). † Independent sample t-test, ‡ Chi-square test