Variables | Group IA (n = 20) | Group TUS (n = 18) | P* |
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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% |