Effect of low-magnitude, variable-frequency vibration therapy on pain threshold levels and mobility in adults with moderate knee osteoarthritis—randomized controlled trial

Table 1 Characteristics of study patients (n = 32)

Characteristics^a	Group 1 (Vibration- OCV therapy) n = 16	Group 2 (Control)- sham therapy n = 16	Total n = 32	p-value*
Age (years)	63.69 ± 7.61	64.88 ± 10.84	64.28 ± 9.23	0.72
Height (meters)	1.62 ± 0.83	1.63 ± 0.86	1.62 ± 0.83	0.68
Weight (kg)	81.34 ± 17.71	83.02 ± 15.50	82.18 ± 16.39	0.78
BMI (kg/m2)	31.04 ± 5.63	31.36 ± 5.51	31.20 ± 5.48	0.87
Gender:
Male	1 (20.00%)	4 (80.00%)	5 (15.6%)
Female	15 (55.56%)	12 (44.44%)	27 (84.4%)

Values presented as level of significance with independent T test
Values represented as mean (\(\underline{x}\)) and standard deviation (SD) or frequency (percentage)

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