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Table 2 Characteristics of left armpit and iliac spine pressure and overall comfort

From: Comparing the Interface pressure distribution of the full body chest-lumbar cushion made of memory cotton with the traditional chest cushion

Variable

Overall memory function chest - lumbar cushion

Traditional chest cushion

Difference between groups

P value

Left armpita

 N(Missing)

66 (0)

66 (0)

66 (0)

< 0.0001

 Mean(SD)

38.17 (10.39)

67.93 (14.67)

−29.76 (15.30)

 

 Median

36.22

67.33

−28.58

 

 Q1,Q3

31.60,42.59

57.63,77.62

−39.08,-20.85

 

 Min,Max

22.88,66.60

42.59,118.62

−77.29,3.78

 

Spina iliaceb

 N(Missing)

66 (0)

66 (0)

66 (0)

0.0004

 Mean(SD)

43.32 (13.70)

50.77 (20.94)

−7.45 (19.58)

 

 Median

39.56

45.04

−7.00

 

 Q1,Q3

35.01,46.51

38.04,53.97

−15.29,1.52

 

 Min,Max

23.38,98.36

3.92,123.98

−64.85,38.80

 

Comfortb

 N(Missing)

66 (0)

66 (0)

66 (0)

< 0.0001

 Mean(SD)

8.48 (1.08)

6.36 (1.45)

2.13 (1.42)

 

 Median

9.00

6.50

2.00

 

 Q1,Q3

8.00,9.00

5.00,7.00

1.00,3.00

 

 Min,Max

4.00,10.00

0.00,9.00

−1.00,8.00

 
  1. apaired t test; bWilcoxon test