| |
LBPP group
(n = 7) |
Control group
(n = 6) |
P |
| Age |
86.3 ± 5.1 |
86.0 ± 4.4 |
0.41 |
| Height (cm) |
151.9 ± 5.7 |
145.5 ± 15.4 |
0.33 |
| Weight (kg) |
49.8 ± 8.9 |
48.7 ± 11.0 |
0.41 |
| BMI (kg/m2) |
21.7 ± 4.3 |
22.9 ± 3.6 |
0.55 |
| FIM |
113.6 ± 8.4 |
108.8 ± 8.8 |
0.11 |
| WOMAC |
214.8 ± 14.6 |
214.1 ± 14.1 |
0.48 |
| Time from onset
to start of the study (months) |
20.6 ± 11.4 |
30.6 ± 6.6 |
0.94 |
Values are mean ± SD. No significant differences were found for baseline
characteristics.
BMI: body mass index
WOMAC: Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index
FIM: Functional Independence Measure |
