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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics

From: A single session of action observation therapy versus observing a natural landscape in adults with chronic neck pain – a randomized controlled trial

Variables

Control group (n = 30)

AO group

(n = 30)

p-value

Sex (n, %)

   

Female

22 (73.3%)

24 (80.0%)

0.761

Male

8 (26.7%)

6 (20.0%)

Age (years; mean ± SD)

42.3 (± 10.2)

37.4 (± 9.9)

0.063

Weight (Kg; mean ± SD)

69.3 (± 12.8)

68.7 (± 11.4)

0.856

Height (cm, mean ± SD)

164.6 (± 9.3)

167.1 (± 8.3)

0.284†

BMI (Mean ± SD)

25.5 (± 3.9)

24.7 (± 3.9)

0.391

Education Level (n, %)

   

Primary Education

2 (6.6%)

1 (3.3%)

0.817

Secondary Education

11 (36.7%)

14 (46.8%)

Undergraduate Education

Master’s degree

Doctor Degree

11 (36.7%)

3 (10.0%)

3 (10.0%)

10 (33.3%)

4 (13.3%)

1 (3.3%)

  1. † Without normal distribution (non-parametric test corroborated the parametric test)
  2. Abbreviations: AO- Action Observation; Kg- Kilograms; cm-centimeters; SD- Standard Deviation