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Table 4 Treatment sites with statistically significant age differences between the genders

From: Gender differences in pain levels before and after treatment: a prospective outcomes study on 3,900 Swiss patients with musculoskeletal complaints

Treatment Site

Males Mean age in years (SD)

Females Mean age in years (SD)

P-value

Epidural Injections

55.79 (16.94)

61.44 (17.61)

0.04

Lumbar Facet Injections

61.07 (13.75)

64.44 (12.54)

0.009

Knee Injections

54.64 (12.23)

58.38 (13.88)

0.014

Chiropractic treatment for LBP

44.89 (14.58)

41.76 (14.36)

0.0001

  1. SD = standard deviation. LBP = low back pain.