Effects of autogenic and reciprocal inhibition techniques with conventional therapy in mechanical neck pain – a randomized control trial

Table 1 Socio-demographical characteristics of study patients (n = 80)

Characteristics^a	Group 1(AI) n = 40^a	Group 2(RI) n = 40^a	Total n = 80	p-value*
Age (years)	33.82 ± 9.31	33.30 ± 8.76	33.56 ± 9.04	0.79
Height (meters)	1.61 ± 0.09	1.64 ± 0.13	1.62 ± 0.11	0.24
Weight (kg)	60.32 ± 9.74	61.72 ± 10.63	61.03 ± 10.18	0.54
BMI (kg/m²)	23.24 ± 3.31	23.12 ± 4.34	23.18 ± 3.82	0.89
Gender:
Male	11 (47.82%)	12 (52.17%)	23 (28.8%)
Female	29 (50.87%)	28 (49.12%)	57 (71.2%)
Marital Status:
Single	12 (48%)	13 (52%)	25 (31.2%)
Married	28 (52.83%)	25 (47.17%)	53 (66.2%)
Divorced	0 (0%)	2 (100%)	2 (2.5%)
Stage of Disease:
Sub-Acute	19 (47.5%)	21 (52.5%)	40 (50%)
Chronic	15 (37.5%)	25 (62.5%)	40 (50%)
Occupational Status:
Unemployed/house wife	23 (57.5%)	17 (42.5%)	40 (50%)
Private job	6 (31.58%)	13 (68.42%)	19 (23.8%)
Government Job	10 (50%)	10 (50%)	20 (25%)
Disable	1 (100%)	0 (0%)	1 (1.2%)
Body Mass Index Groups:
Under weight	3 (50%)	3 (50%)	6 (7.5%)
Normal weight	27 (50.94%)	26 (49.06%)	53 (66.2%)
Overweight	8 (50%)	8 (50%)	16 (20%)
Obese	2 (40%)	3 (60%)	5 (6.2%)

^aValues represented as mean and standard deviation or frequency (percentage); *Values presented as Level of significance with independent T test.

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