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Table 1 Characterization of samples from groups IA, injection of local anesthetic, and TUS, therapeutic ultrasound

From: Therapeutic ultrasound versus injection of local anesthetic in the treatment of women with chronic pelvic pain secondary to abdominal myofascial syndrome: a randomized clinical trial

Variables

Group IA (n = 20)

Group TUS (n = 18)

P*

 

Mean and SD

  

Age (years)

42.20 (± 9.37)

39.89 (± 6.36)

0.9622

Weight (kg)

72.95 (± 12.97)

74.50 (± 16.32)

0.2057

Height (m)

1.60 (± 0.08)

1.61 (± 0.07)

0.2780

BMI

28.50 (± 4.91)

28.93 (± 6.67)

0.1232

Pain time (months)

90.85 (± 99.69)

81.78 (± 86.42)

0.0484

Parity

No. of pregnancies

3.20 (± 2.12)

2.67 (± 1.75)

0.2412

Cesarean

1.45 (± 1.39)

1.11 (± 1.13)

0.4689

Vaginal birth

1.30 (± 1.84)

1.22 (± 1.77)

0.0247

Abortion

0.55 (± 0.89)

0.33 (± 0.49)

0.1765

N–%

Marital status

0.6706

Married

12–60%

12–66.67%

 

Single/divorced/widowed

8–40%

6–33.33%

 

Education

0.1798

Up to 1st grade

11–55%

6–33.33%

 

Up to 2nd grade

9–45%

12–66.67%

 

Profession

0.7320

Unpaid

10–50%

10–55.56%

 

Paid

10–50%

8–44.44%

 

Location of MTrP

0.4626

Right

9–45%

6–33.33%

 

Left

11–55%

12–66.67%

 
  1. Wilcoxon nonparametric test for independent samples
  2. Chi-square test