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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the LBP patients in each group

From: Modeling the effect of static stretching and strengthening exercise in lengthened position on balance in low back pain subject with shortened hamstring: a randomized controlled clinical trial

groups

Static Stretch (n = 15)

Strengthening Exercise (n = 15)

Control (n = 15)

P-value

Age (year)

37.67 (8.96)

37.07 (13.39)

39.12 (11.61)

0.823#

Height (cm)

171.93 (13.21)

172.64 (10.14)

172.31 (10.14)

0.995#

Weight (kg)

76.57 (13.05)

81.54 (16.59)

80.91 (14.1)

0.883#

BMI (kg/m2)

25.90 (3.15)

26.82 (4.21)

27.47 (3.17)

0.535#

VAS

27.2 (24.51)

35.77 (18.91)

33.71 (23.11)

0.572

Disability

24.95 (13.84)

23.45 (13.53)

16.17 (10.67)

0.211

Sex

 Female

5 (33.3)

4 (26.7)

5 (33.3)

0.726*

 Male

10 (66.7)

11 (73.3)

10 (66.7)

 
  1. LBP Low Back Pain, BMI Body Mass Index, VAS Visual analogue scale. Data are means (SD) except sex that presented as number (percent)/ #Based on on-way ANOVA test/ *Based on chi-square test