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. 2020 Apr 20;21:258. doi: 10.1186/s12891-020-03293-3

Table 1.

Personal and clinical characteristics of the participants

Characteristics Exercise Exercise + placebo Exercise + ICT Exercise + SDT Exercise + PHOTO pvalue
Age (years) 67.85 (4.49) 69.4 (4.45) 71.85 (2.62) 68.45 (4.62) 65.75 (4.48) 0.501
Sex (female) 17 (85%) 18 (90%) 18 (90%) 19 (95%) 20 (100%) 0.251
Body mass (kg) 69.45 (5.68) 69.90 (3.80) 71.85 (2.62) 70.9 (6.62) 69.6 (4.88) 0.241
Height (m) 1.68 (0.05) 1.67 (0.04) 1.67 (0.05) 1.65 (0.07) 1.67 (0.06) 0.413
Affected side (right) 17 (85%) 14 (70%) 15 (75%) 19 (95%) 12 (60%) 0.083

Data are expressed as mean (standard deviation) or number (percentage). ICT, interferential current therapy; SDT, shortwave diathermy therapy; PHOTO, photobiomodulation. No significant difference (p < 0.05, ANOVA one-way or chi-square)