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Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics for the 68 participants |
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| Definition |
Mean (SD) |
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| Age (years) |
59.2 (10.2) |
| Body mass index |
24.0 (3.2) |
| Gender |
|
| % Male |
37 |
| Religion |
|
| % Buddhist |
56 |
| % Christian |
10 |
| Marital states |
|
| % Married |
82 |
| % Divorced/Widowed/Separated |
15 |
| Education |
|
| % Junior high or below |
41 |
| % University or above |
34 |
| Pain in visual analogue scale |
38.7 (21.5) |
| WOMAC Scoresa |
|
| Pain |
22.2 (19.2) |
| Stiffness |
28.1 (24.9) |
| Physical functioning |
22.6 (18.0) |
| Flaccidity of the lower back and knees |
|
| % Mild |
54 |
| % Moderate |
32 |
| % Severe |
13 |
| Aversion to cold |
|
| % Mild |
73 |
| % Moderate |
12 |
| % Severe |
15 |
| WHOQOL-BREF Scoresb |
|
| Physiological domain |
12.9 (2.4) |
| Psychological domain |
13.0 (2.2) |
| Social domain |
13.5 (1.9) |
| Environment domain |
13.5 (1.7) |
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a WOMAC refers to the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index. b WHOQOL – BREF refers to the World Health Organization Quality of Life – brief version. | |
Lai et al. Chinese Medicine 2007 2:4 doi:10.1186/1749-8546-2-4 |
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