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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the two groups

From: Effects of core stability training on older women with low back pain: a randomized controlled trial

Characteristic

TG (n = 15)

CG (n = 16)

t-values

P-values

Age (years)

64.60 (3.71)

64.12 (2.96)

0.39

0.69

Sex

Female

Female

–

–

Hand dominance

Right

Right

–

–

Height (m)

1.58 (4.63)

1.57 (3.29)

0.69

0.49

Weight (kg)

58.40 (5.06)

56.06 (3.15)

1.553

0.13

MMSE

28.93 (0.96)

29.06 (0.85)

−0.39

0.69

MoCA

26.66 (0.72)

26.81 (0.83)

−0.51

0.60

Body mass index (kg/m2)

23.34 (1.37)

22.72 (1.20)

1.337

0.19

Pain duration (years)

8.40 (3.37)

7.81 (3.05)

0.50

0.61

Academic level

Primary education (0-7 years)

2 (13.33)

0

–

0.28

Secondary education (8-15 years)

10 (66.67)

11 (73.33)

–

Tertiary education (≥16 years)

3 (20)

5 (29.41)

–

  1. The categorical variables are expressed as n (%), and the continuous variable are expressed as the mean (standard deviations). kg kilogram, m meter, MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination, MoCA Montreal Cognitive Assessment, VAS visual analog scale, ODI Oswestry disability index, CG control group, TG core stability training group.