Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and clinical variables at baseline for the two groups; mean values (standard deviations)
Standard Care | Medi-Taping | |
|---|---|---|
N = 54 | N = 56 | |
Gender (% female) | 68.5 | 69.6 |
Age (M;SD) | 52.5 (13.63) | 52.4 (12.81) |
Weight | 77.3 (16.80) | 75.4 (18.58) |
Height | 171.5 (9.58) | 171.6 (7.93) |
Family status % | ||
married | 63 | 69.6 |
divorced | 14.8 | 8.9 |
single | 11.1 | 16.1 |
living separate | 7.4 | 3.6 |
Living % | ||
alone | 22.6 | 23.2 |
With partner | 66 | 71.4 |
Shared flat | 7.5 | 5.4 |
With parents | 3.8 | 0 |
Education % | ||
In education | ||
Basic schooling (9 years) | 22.2 | 14.3 |
GSCE (10 years) | 37 | 35.7 |
A-level (12–13 years) | 40.7 | 50 |
Visual Analogue Score (pain) | 5.66 (1.624) | 5.17 (1.880) |
Chronic Pain Grading | 1.87 (0.702) | 1.71 (0.756) |
Oswestry Disability Q. (function) | 41.20 (12.609) | 42.24 (13.245) |
Quality of Life (PLC) | 15.32 (3.395) | 15.65 (3.087) |
Leg Length Difference | 8.51 (5.657) | 7.77 (5.271) |
Finger-to-Floor Distance | 8.86 (9.116) | 6.67 (10.609) |
Schober Sign | 14.49 (1.065) | 14.54 (1.416) |